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Pathoplexus
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Today Pathoplexus announces the inclusion of a new viral pathogen: mpox (previously known as monkeypox). Within the context of the current mpox outbreaks and ongoing health concerns, Pathoplexus aims to support sequence sharing to improve both understanding and response. 1/7

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Pathoplexus
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Our Executive Board decided to prioritize adding mpox to Pathoplexus based on feedback from the community. This included a letter from those working on mpox & in areas affected by mpox, asking that the virus be added. Community involvement is a key part of Pathoplexus. 2/7

Pathoplexus
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As with other organisms, you can share data openly immediately or request that data be Restricted-Use for up to 1 year. Restricted-Use data is still openly available but is restricted in how it can be used in publications or preprints. 3/7

Pathoplexus
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As a reminder - when data is submitted openly, or when Restricted-Use data becomes open, Pathoplexus takes care of sending it automatically to INSDC-member databases, ensuring it is available on NCBI/Genbank, ENA, and DNA Data Bank of Japan. 4/7

Pathoplexus
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On upload, you can easily see & fix any issues with the sequences right in the browser. All sequences uploaded automatically go through basic quality control & get lineages/clades assigned, adding information to the sequences. We hope to add more advanced QC measures soon. 5/7