Travel-Related Monkeypox Outbreaks in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic: Are We Prepared?
Oyelola A. Adegboye, María Eugenia Castellanos, Faith Alele, Anton Pak, Henry C. Ezechukwu, Kay Hou, Theophilus I. Emeto
Abstract
Several neglected infectious pathogens, such as the monkeypox virus (MPXV), have re-emerged in the last few decades, becoming a global health burden. Despite the incipient vaccine against MPXV infection, the global incidence of travel-related outbreaks continues to rise. About 472 confirmed cases have been reported in 27 countries as of 31 May 2022, the largest recorded number of cases outside Africa since the disease was discovered in the early 1970s.
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MonkeypoxOutbreakPandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)VirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Global healthIncidence (geometry)DiseaseMedicinePublic healthGeographyEnvironmental healthBiologyVacciniaPhysicsOpticsNursingRecombinant DNAGenePathologyBiochemistryPoxvirus research and outbreaksBacillus and Francisella bacterial researchHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments