title: Genomic Evidence of VZV in Ethiopia among mpox suspected cases
design: Samples were collected from 202 mpox-suspected cases in 11 of Ethiopias 14 regions. Samples were screened for mpox virus by real-time PCR. A subset of 133 samples underwent differential testing for VZV and selected orthopoxviruses. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and downstream analysis was performed for 8 samples.