We propose a novel, non-discriminatory classification of monkeypox virus diversity. Together with the World Health Organization, we named three clades (I, IIa and IIb) in order of detection. Within IIb, the cause of the current global outbreak, we identified multiple lineages (A.1, A.2, A.1.1 and B.1) to support real-time genomic surveillance.
University of Birmingham. School of Biosciences. Institute of Microbiology and Infection. Birmingham, UK.; The Scripps Research Institute. La Jolla, CA, USA.; National Infection Service. Public Health England. Porton Down, Salisbury, UK; University of S?o Paulo. Institute of Tropical Medicine. Department of Infectious Disease. S?o Paulo, SP, Brazil.; University of Birmingham. School of Biosciences. Institute of...