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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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In vitro inhibition of monkeypox virus production and spread by Interferon-β

Virology Journal, 2012
Background The Orthopoxvirus genus contains numerous virus species that are capable of causing disease in humans, including variola virus (the etiological agent of smallpox), monkeypox virus, cowpox virus, and vaccinia virus (the prototypical member of ...
Johnston Sara C, Lin Kenny L, Connor John H, Ruthel Gordon, Goff Arthur, Hensley Lisa E   +5 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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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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The evolving epidemiology of monkeypox virus

Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews, 2022
Monkeypox, caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV), is a zoonotic disease endemic mainly in West and Central Africa. As of 27 September 2022, human monkeypox has occurred in more than 100 countries (mostly in non-endemic regions) and caused over 66,000 confirmed cases, which differs from previous epidemics that mainly affected African countries.
Li, Heng, Zhang, Hong, Ding, Ke, Wang, Xiao-Hui, Sun, Gui-Yin, Liu, Zhen-Xing, Luo, Yang   +6 more
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Tecovirimat as a Potential Bioavailable inhibitor against MPXVgp158 Established through Molecular Dynamic Simulations and Docking Studies

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022
Monkeypox is a zoonotic viral infection caused by monkeypox virus which belongs to the Poxviridae family of genus Orthopoxvirus. Usually, the virus transmission happens when the individual comes in contact with the infected person through body fluids ...
Varruchi Sharma, Anil Panwar, Vivek Kumar Garg, Hardeep Singh Tuli, Sonal Datta, Anil K Sharma, Abhijit Dey, Deepak Chandran, Kuldeep Dhama   +8 more
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Heat inactivation of monkeypox virus

Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity, 2022
Different kinds of media spiked with monkeypox virus (MPXV) were subjected to heat inactivation at different temperatures for various periods of time. The results showed that MPXV was inactivated in less than 5 min at 70 °C and less than 15 min at 60 °C, with no difference between viruses from the West African and Central African clades.
Batéjat, Christophe, Grassin, Quentin, Feher, Maxence, Hoinard, Damien, Vanhomwegen, Jessica, Manuguerra, Jean-Claude, Leclercq, India   +6 more
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Evaluation of Virulence in Cynomolgus Macaques Using a Virus Preparation Enriched for the Extracellular Form of Monkeypox Virus

Viruses, 2022
The 2022 global human monkeypox outbreak emphasizes the importance of maintaining poxvirus research, including enriching a basic understanding of animal models for developing and advancing therapeutics and vaccines.
Eric M. Mucker, Josh D. Shamblin, Arthur J. Goff, Todd M. Bell, Christopher Reed, Nancy A. Twenhafel, Jennifer Chapman, Marc Mattix, Derron Alves, Robert F. Garry, Lisa E. Hensley   +10 more
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Monkeypox virus: past and present

World Journal of Pediatrics, 2022
Abstract Background The objective of this paper is to analyze the current status of monkeypox worldwide. In the face of this public health threat, our purpose is to elucidate the clinical characteristics and epidemiology of monkeypox, the developmental progress of monkeypox-related drugs and the vaccines available.
Ya-Mei Dou, Hang Yuan, Hou-Wen Tian
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