Monkeypox in India: ICMR performs genome characterisation of MPV cases, identifies 3 sub-clusters among A.2 lineage
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ICMR has analysed the complete genome sequences of Monkeypox cases from Kerala and Delhi confirmed during July to August 2022. It has found three sub clusters among A.2 lineage - first cluster Kerala (n5) and Delhi (n2) aligned with the USA-2022 ON674051.1; while second of Delhi (n3) aligned with USA-2022 ON675438.1 and third cluster consists of the UK, US and Thailand - in the study conducted by ICMR-NIV Pune.
