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Ecological niche and geographic distribution of human monkeypox in Africa. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2007
Monkeypox virus, a zoonotic member of the genus Orthopoxviridae, can cause a severe, smallpox-like illness in humans. Monkeypox virus is thought to be endemic to forested areas of western and Central Africa.
Rebecca S Levine, A Townsend Peterson, Krista L Yorita, Darin Carroll, Inger K Damon, Mary G Reynolds   +5 more
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1-Hydroxy-1,8-napthyridinone (DHN) Analogs Potently Inhibit Monkeypox Virus Resolvase (Mpr). [PDF]

J Med Chem
Offei S, Mahoney JP, Wang Z, Pant A, Ryu WH, Katekar R, Xie J, Yang Z, Wang Z.   +8 more
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A multinational cross-sectional study on the awareness and concerns of healthcare providers toward monkeypox and the promotion of the monkeypox vaccination

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to explore potential healthcare workers' (HCWs) concerns about the monkeypox virus in order to create practical solutions to manage this disease.MethodsOnline cross-sectional research was conducted in 11 Arabic ...
Sarya Swed, Hidar Alibrahim, Haidara Bohsas, Nagham Jawish, Mohammed Amir Rais, Mohamad Nour Nasif, Wael Hafez, Wael Hafez, Bisher Sawaf, Ahmed Abdelrahman, Sherihan Fathey, Ismail Atef Ismail Ahmed Ibrahim, Sondos Hussein Ahmad Almashaqbeh, Razan Mohammad Yousef Aljawarneh, Amine Rakab, Emad Hassan Hassan EL-Shafei, Rene Hurlemann, Rene Hurlemann, Rene Hurlemann, Mohamed E. G. Elsayed, Mohamed E. G. Elsayed, Data Collection Group, Albaraa Daradkeh, Zuhair Antakly, Mirna Maged Armanyos, Ajmal J. Alsufyani, Salsabeel Abdulbaki Ghalib Al_hanani, Moyasar Awad Idris Abubakr, Hadeil Ali Abdelsalam Alhashmi, Jarjees Abduljabar Sulaiman, Hadeel Fuad Alwan Al-sharjabi, Nidaa T Alhumaidi, Monzir Ahmed Hassan Osman, Mohamed Basyouni Helal, Abdulghani A Al-Aswadi, Amna Elaagib, Amatalkhaleq Hussein Hamoud Azzam, Alshaymaa Mortada Ali Eltohry, Wesal Mohammed Ahmed Abdelkaream Ishag, Lyn Ahmad, Safiya Mohammed Al-Haddi, Ebrahim Ahmed Shaddad, Mawahib Hajhamed El Sheikh Mergani, Hossam Tharwat Ali, Hadeel Shayef Ahmed Aljalal, Ashjan Nasser Abdurabu Bamarhool, Manal Jamal Qasim Al-Dhaheri, Suhaib Hassan Mohammed Yousif, Waheeb Ali Al-Garaid, Raghad Sameer Qazzaz, Nora Ra'ed Abdullah Atiah, Dua Hassan, Ali Haj Yehia, Tahany A. Qashwa, Imen Achouri, Aseela Reyadh Abdu Mokbel Alhammadi, Lana Sheet, Wehba Hraiz, Mohammed Ahmed Salah Mohammed Ahmed Elgak, Sarah Alawi Almaqdi, Hashem Tehsib Ali, Kareem Fathy Mohamed   +61 more
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Repositioning potentials of smallpox vaccines and antiviral agents in monkeypox outbreak: A rapid review on comparative benefits and risks

Health Science Reports, 2022
Background and aims There is a sought for vaccines and antiviral agents as countermeasures for the recent monkeypox outbreak. Here, we aimed to review and discuss the repurposing potentials of smallpox vaccines and drugs in monkeypox outbreaks based on ...
Md. Rabiul Islam, Md. Jamal Hossain, Arpita Roy, A. H. M. Nazmul Hasan, Md. Ashrafur Rahman, Mohammad Shahriar, Mohiuddin Ahmed Bhuiyan   +6 more
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Congenital Mpox Syndrome (Clade I) in Stillborn Fetus after Placental Infection and Intrauterine Transmission, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2008

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
We report the autopsy pathology findings of a 21-week stillborn fetus with congenital mpox syndrome that occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2008.
David A. Schwartz, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, Kerry Patterson, John W. Huggins, Phillip R. Pittman   +4 more
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Etiological and epidemiological characteristics of monkeypox and its prevention strategies

Shanghai yufang yixue, 2022
Monkeypox， a zoonotic disease caused by monkeypox virus， can be transmitted among humans. The etiology and the clinical symptoms of monkeypox are analogous to smallpox.
CAI Peng, YIN Jianhua, ZHANG Hongwei
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Human Monkeypox [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Human monkeypox virus (MPXV) is a double-stranded DNA virus of the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family. Two genetic clades of the monkeypox virus have been identified: West African and Central African.
Payam Tabarsi
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The first case of monkeypox virus infection detected in Taiwan: awareness and preparation

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
: Objectives: Monkeypox has recently been detected outside African countries. This study aimed to report and analyze the first case of monkeypox virus infection in Taiwan.
Zih-Syuan Yang, Chih-Yen Lin, Aspiro Nayim Urbina, Wen-Hung Wang, Wanchai Assavalapsakul, Sung-Pin Tseng, Po-Liang Lu, Yen-Hsu Chen, Ming-Lung Yu, Sheng-Fan Wang   +9 more
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Rectal shedding of monkeypox virus in a patient coinfected with Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background Infection by the monkeypox virus classically causes a cutaneous rash that is preceded by fever and lymph node swelling, as well as other nonspecific systemic symptoms.
Florian Desgranges, Emmanouil Glampedakis, Vanessa Christinet, Sara Encarnação, Cândida Fernandes, Gilbert Greub, Onya Opota, Matthias Cavassini   +7 more
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Can Acanthamoeba Harbor Monkeypox Virus?

Microorganisms, 2023
Acanthamoeba is well known to host a variety of microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and yeast. Given the recent number of cases of monkeypox infection, we speculate that amoebae may be aiding viral transmission to the susceptible hosts ...
Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Jibran Sualeh Muhammad, Ahmad M. Alharbi, Hasan Alfahemi, Naveed Ahmed Khan   +4 more
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