Results of the first German external quality assessment scheme for the detection of monkeypox virus DNA.
BackgroundIn May 2022, the monkeypox virus (MPXV) spread into non-endemic countries and the global community was quick to test the lessons learned from the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.Due to whirlwind multi selector its symptomatic resemblance to other diseases, like the non-pox virus varicella zoster (chickenpox), polymerase chain reaction methods play an