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Volume 29, Number 11—November 2023

Dispatch

Monkeypox Virus in Wastewater Samples from Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

Manuel Ampuero1, Constanza Martínez-Valdebenito1, Marcela Ferrés, Ricardo Soto-Rifo, and Aldo GaggeroComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile (M. Ampuero, R. Soto-Rifo, A. Gaggero); Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago (C. Martínez-Valdebenito, M. Ferrés); Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Santiago (R. Soto-Rifo)

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Detection of viral genome of monkeypox virus in wastewater samples from wastewater treatment plants in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile. A) PCR results for Vero E6 cell supernatant at 7 dpi. B) PCR results for supernatant samples of Vero E6 cells infected with positive control (cell culture supernatant infected with monkeypox virus) and negative controls (Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium plus 2% fetal bovine serum and negative wastewater samples). dpi, days postinfection.

Figure 2. Detection of viral genome of monkeypox virus in wastewater samples from wastewater treatment plants in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile. A) PCR results for Vero E6 cell supernatant at 7 dpi. B) PCR results for supernatant samples of Vero E6 cells infected with positive control (cell culture supernatant infected with monkeypox virus) and negative controls (Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium plus 2% fetal bovine serum and negative wastewater samples). dpi, days postinfection.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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