Gabriel Gonzalez1,2,3 , Michael Carr1,3 , Tomás M Kelleher¹ , Emer O’Byrne¹ , Weronika Banka¹ , Brian Keogan¹ , Charlene Bennett¹ ,
Geraldine Franzoni¹ , Patrice Keane⁴ , Cliona Kenna¹ , Luke W Meredith⁵ , Nicola Fletcher6,7 , Jose Maria Urtasun-Elizari¹ , Jonathan
Dean¹ , Ciaran Browne⁸ , Fiona Lyons⁹ , Brendan Crowley⁴ , Derval Igoe10 , Eve Robinson11 , Greg Martin11 , Jeff Connell¹ , Cillian F
De Gascun¹ , Daniel Hare¹
1. UCD National Virus Reference Laboratory, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
2. Japan Initiative for World-leading Vaccine Research and Development Centers, Hokkaido University, Institute for Vaccine
Research and Development, Sapporo, Japan
3. International Collaboration Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
4. Department of Virology, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
5. Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
6. Veterinary Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
7. Centre for Experimental Pathogen Host Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
8. National MPOX Crisis Management Lead, Acute Operations, Health Service Executive, Dublin, Ireland
9. Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme, Health and Wellbeing, Strategy and Research, Healthcare Strategy, Health
Service Executive, Dublin, Ireland
10. Health Service Executive Public Health: National Health Protection, Ireland
11. Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Dublin, Ireland
Correspondence: Daniel Hare (daniel.hare@ucd.ie)
