Table 3.
Host range, transmission history to humans, and isolation source of mpox virus. 4 , 34 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66
| Species | Family | Related with human infection | Detection | Year | Country | Lineage | Divergence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Homo sapiens (humans) Pan troglodytes (chimpanzees) Pongo pygmaeus (orangutans) |
Hominidae/Primates | Yes | Virus isolation from body sit/fluid |
1970s–2023 2017 2018 |
110 countries Côte d'Ivoire |
I, IIa, IIb IIa |
3.036e−3 1.708e−3 |
|
Cercocebus atys (sooty mangabeys) Macaca fascicularis (cynomolgus monkeys) |
Cercopithecidae/Primates |
No Yes |
Virus isolation from body sit/fluid |
1958 1964 1965 1959 1962 |
Denmark Netharlands USA |
N/A | N/A |
| Callithrix jacchus | Callithrichidae/Primates | No | Lab. infection | 2012 | Côte d'Ivoire | IIa | 1.655e−3 |
| Oryctolagus cuniculus (rabbits) | Chinchillidae/Rodentia | No | Lab. infection | 1973 | Netharlands | N/A | N/A |
| Hamsters | Cricetidae/Rodentia | No | Lab. infection | 1973 | Netharlands | N/A | N/A |
| Mus musculus (inbred mouses) | Muridae/Rodentia | No | Lab. infection | 2012 | DRC | IIa | 1.557e−3 |
| Cricetomys sp. (giant‐pouched rats) | Nesomyidae/Rodentia | No | Virus isolation from body sit/fluid | 2003 | USA | IIa | 1.725e−3 |
| Crocidura littoralis (butiaba naked‐tailed shrew) | Soricidae | No | Virus isolation from body sit/fluid | 2014 | DRC | I | 2.411e−3 |
|
Funisciurus sp. (rope squirrels) Funisciurus anerythrus Cynomys ludovicianus (black‐tailed prairie dogs) Marmota monax (woodchucks) |
Sciuridae/Rodentia |
Yes Yes |
Virus isolation from body sit/fluid |
2003 2014 2003 |
USA DRC USA |
IIa I IIa |
1.730e−3 2.427e−3 1.730e−3 |
| Graphiurus sp. (African dormices) | Gliridae/Rodentia | No | Virus isolation from body sit/fluid | 2003 | USA | IIa | 1.730e−3 |
|
Didelphis marsupialis (southern opossums) Monodelphis domestica (shot‐tailed opossums) |
Didelphidae/Didelphimorphia | No | Virus isolation from body sit/fluid | 2003 | USA | IIa | N/A |
| Atelerix sp. (African hedgehogs) | Erinaceidae/Erinaceomorpha | No | Virus isolation from body sit/fluid | 2003 | USA | IIa | N/A |
| Jaculus sp. (Jerboas) | Dipodidae/Rodentia | No | Virus isolation from body sit/fluid | 2003 | USA | IIa | N/A |
| Atherurus africanus (porcupines) | Hystricidae/Rodentia | No | Virus isolation from body sit/fluid | 2017 | DRC, Nigeria | IIa | N/A |
| Myrmecophaga tridactyla (ant‐eaters) | Macroscelididae/Pilosa | No | Virus isolation from body sit/fluid | 2003 | USA | IIa | N/A |