Rectal and vaginal challenge with mpox virus increases virus dissemination and contact transmission compared to skin challenge in the multimammate rat (Mastomys natalensis)
J. R. Port, J. C. Riopelle, S. G. Smith, L. Myers, M. C. Lewis, S. Gallogly, A. Okumura, J. E. Schukz, R. Rosenke, J. Prado-Smith, A. Carmody, S. Bane, B. J. Smith, G. Saturday, H. Feldmann, , V. J. Munster
This study shows that rectal and vaginal mpox virus inoculation in rats leads to more virus shedding and contact transmission compared to skin inoculation.
bioRxiv · May 7, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology