Cases of Monkeypox have been recently detected in countries that are not endemic for its actiologic agent – the Monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus is an enveloped double-stranded DNA virus (Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family). Monkeypox virus belongs to the genus that includes variola virus/smallpox vaccinia virus, and cowpox virus. Monkeypox virus is a Risk continue reading : Interim Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines for Handling and Processing Suspected Monkeypox Specimens
