Molecular cloning of a monkeypox virus clade IIb genome and construction of an attenuated mutant for basic and translational research
ABSTRACT Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is a rodent-borne orthopoxvirus causing mpox disease upon zoonotic transmission to humans. Recent global outbreaks have raised awareness and highlighted the need for basic and translational research. However, research is hampered by the classification of MPXV as a Risk Group 3 pathogen....