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Monkeypox Mysteries of the New Outbreak in Non-Endemic Areas

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  • Francisco Antunes

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
    Laboratório Associado TERRA, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Ana Virgolino

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
    Laboratório Associado TERRA, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal)

Abstract

Monkeypox virus (MPXV) was declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) in mid-2022 to be a public health emergency of international concern, following its spread around the world after circulating in Western and Central Africa. This new outbreak is concentrated in men who have sex with men (MSM). Moreover, beyond the epidemiological change, compared with endemic countries, differences in clinical features and many other aspects have also been detected. These and other characteristics are unusual and still unclear. Based on the available data, the authors try to help to clarify some of the current major gaps in monkeypox knowledge to strengthen the outbreak response.

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  • Francisco Antunes & Ana Virgolino, 2022. "Monkeypox Mysteries of the New Outbreak in Non-Endemic Areas," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-5, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:22:p:14881-:d:970571
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