An animal source of mpox emerges — and it’s a squirrel

Researchers solve the mystery of a disease outbreak through long-term surveillance of wildlife in Africa.

Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Access through your institution Buy or subscribe One of the great mysteries of the monkeypox virus has been pinpointing its ‘reservoir’ hosts — the animals that carry and spread the virus without becoming sick from it. Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 52 print issues and online access $199.00 per year only $3.83 per issue Learn more Rent or buy thi

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