Abstract:
The coding-complete genome sequences of monkeypox virus (MPXV) were
obtained from skin lesion swabs from two human cases detected in South Africa in June
2022. Sequence analyses indicated that the genetic sequences of the viruses associated
with these two cases were related most closely to the genetic sequences of other MPXVs
reported during the 2022 multicountry outbreak and belong to the monkeypox hMPXV-1
clade (previously West Africa clade) and B.1 lineage.