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Detection of Monkeypox Virus DNA in Airport Wastewater, Rome, Italy

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Environmental surveillance can be a complementary tool for detecting pathogens circulating in communities. We detected monkeypox virus DNA in wastewater from Italy’s largest airport by using real-time PCR assays targeting… Click to show full abstract

Environmental surveillance can be a complementary tool for detecting pathogens circulating in communities. We detected monkeypox virus DNA in wastewater from Italy’s largest airport by using real-time PCR assays targeting the G2R region and F3L and N3R genes and sequencing. Wastewater surveillance can be quickly adapted to investigate emerging threats.

Keywords: virus dna; wastewater; airport; monkeypox virus

Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2023

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