MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Attenuation of the 2022 global outbreak monkeypox virus relative to its clade IIb ancestor
Rebecca P. Sumner, Lucy Eke, Bruno Hernáez…·Carlos Maluquer de Motes
This study compares a 2022 MPXV lineage B.1 virus with its clade IIb ancestor A.1, showing attenuated phenotypes including reduced virulence and immune evasion.