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Strengthening Africa's response to Mpox (monkeypox): insights from historical outbreaks and the present global spread. [PDF]

Sci One Health
Mpox, formerly known as Monkeypox, is a viral zoonotic disease endemic to Central and West Africa that has posed significant public health challenges since its identification in 1970.
Olawade DB, Wada OZ, Fidelis SC, Oluwole OS, Alisi CS, Orimabuyaku NF, Clement David-Olawade A.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Public awareness, specific knowledge, and worry about mpox (monkeypox): A preliminary community-based study in Shenzhen, China. [PDF]

Front Public Health, 2023
Background The mpox (monkeypox) outbreak has been declared to be a public health emergency of international concern by the Director-General of World Health Organization in July 2022.
Ren F, Liu J, Miao J, Xu Y, Zhang R, Fan J, Lin W.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Mpox (Monkeypox) and the Eye: Ocular Manifestation, Diagnosis, Treatment and Vaccination. [PDF]

Viruses, 2023
At present, the world is at the tipping point of the outbreak of mpox. The World Health Organization has declared the current mpox outbreak a ‘public health emergency of international concern’.
Zong Y, Kamoi K, Zhang J, Yang M, Ohno-Matsui K.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A dermatologic assessment of 101 mpox (monkeypox) cases from 13 countries during the 2022 outbreak: Skin lesion morphology, clinical course, and scarring. [PDF]

J Am Acad Dermatol, 2023
Background In the 2022 mpox (monkeypox) outbreak, 79,000 global cases have been reported. Yet, limited dermatologic data have been published regarding lesion morphology and progression.
Prasad S, Galvan Casas C, Strahan AG, Fuller LC, Peebles K, Carugno A, Leslie KS, Harp JL, Pumnea T, McMahon DE, Rosenbach M, Lubov JE, Chen G, Fox LP, McMillen A, Lim HW, Stratigos AJ, Cronin TA, Kaufmann MD, Hruza GJ, French LE, Freeman EE.   +21 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Mpox (Monkeypox) Virus and Its Co-Infection with HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, or Bacterial Superinfections: Double Whammy or a New Prime Culprit? [PDF]

Viruses
Epidemiologic studies have established that mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) outbreaks worldwide in 2022–2023, due to Clade IIb mpox virus (MPXV), disproportionately affected gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.
Liu BM, Rakhmanina NY, Yang Z, Bukrinsky MI.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

High Rates of Miscarriage and Stillbirth among Pregnant Women with Clade I Mpox (Monkeypox) Are Confirmed during 2023-2024 DR Congo Outbreak in South Kivu Province. [PDF]

Viruses
Mpox (monkeypox) is a neglected tropical disease that has received increased attention since the multi-nation outbreak that began in 2022. The virus is endemic in West and Central Africa, where the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the most ...
Schwartz DA.
europepmc   +2 more sources

How ready are we for monkeypox (Mpox)? Monkeypox knowledge and preparedness among healthcare professionals in Rawalpindi district, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Background Monkeypox (Mpox) is an emerging public health concern globally as well as in Pakistan, with over 100 000 confirmed cases reported across 120 countries as of July 2024.
Noor M, Ghazal S, Bilal S, Ali B, Anwar A, Jabeen M.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

2022 Mpox (monkeypox) outbreak: a concise review focused on new features of dermatological lesions. [PDF]

An Bras Dermatol, 2023
ince May 2022, more than 84.000 monkeypox or mpox, onfirmed cases have been reported from 110 different ountries. Previously, mpox was confined to West and Cenral Africa, with few cases outside this region, always pidemiologically connected with African ...
Pinto-Pulido EL, Fernández-Parrado M, Rodríguez-Cuadrado FJ.   +2 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Clinical features and outcome of human Mpox (Monkeypox) in Saudi Arabia: An observational study of travel-related cases. [PDF]

J Infect Public Health, 2023
Background The 2022 Monkeypox virus (Mpox) outbreak had involved multiple countries around the globe. Here, we report clinical features and outcome of human Mpox of the first cases in Saudi Arabia.
Assiri AM, Al-Tawfiq JA, Jokhdar HA, Algwizani AR, Albarraq AM, Alanazi KH, Alamri AH, Almohammadi EL, Abuhasan MY, Alserehi HA, Rebh FZ, Alrossais A, Alawad E, AlBahrani S.   +13 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Monkeypox (Mpox) and Occupational Exposure

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023
Recently, there has been a significant increase in interest in biological risk factors, which are increasingly perceived as an important problem in occupational medicine. Exposure to harmful biological agents may be associated with the deliberate use of microorganisms in the work process or with unintentional exposure resulting from the presence of ...
Marta Szkiela, Marta Wiszniewska, Agnieszka Lipińska-Ojrzanowska   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources