Tracing the transmission of Mpox through wastewater surveillance in Southeast Asia.
Dhammika Leshan WannigamaMohan AmarasiriPhatthranit PhattharapornjaroenCameron HurstCharin ModchangSudarat ChadsuthiSuparinthon AnupongKazuhiko MiyanagaLongzhu CuiWanwara ThuptimdangS M Ali Hosseini RadStefan FernandezAngkana T HuangPorames VatanaprasanDylan John JayThammakorn SaethangSirirat Luk-InRobin James StorerPuey OunjaiNaveen Kumar Devanga RagupathiPhitsanuruk KanthaweeDaisuke SanoTakashi FurukawaKazunari SeiAsada LeelahavanichkulTalerngsak KanjanabuchPaul G HigginsAsuka NanboAnthony KicicAndrew C SingerTanittha ChatsuwanSam TrowsdaleRichard SiowKenji ShibuyaShuichi AbeHitoshi IshikawaParichart HongsingPublished in: Journal of travel medicine (2023)
High population density and tourism in Southeast Asia increase the risk of mpox due to frequent interpersonal contacts. Our wastewater surveillance in six Southeast Asian countries revealed positive signals for MPXV DNA, indicating local transmission. This alerts clinicians and helps allocate resources like testing, vaccines, and therapeutics in resource-limited countries.