Volume 30, Number 9—September 2024
Research
Role of Direct Sexual Contact in Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus, Italy
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Figure 1. In vitro kinetics of MPXV infection in Vero E6 cell line in study of role of direct sexual contact in human transmission of MPXV, Italy. Cell-associated G2R-mRNA, a surrogate marker of ongoing replication, was detected at low levels until 30 minutes postinfection, when it started to increase, showing a peak at 1 hour postinfection. After 1 hour, a slight increase was observed until 24 hours; levels remained stable thereafter. MPXV DNA levels released in the supernatant steadily increased at each time point, peaking at 24 hours postinfection. MPXV, monkeypox virus.