A review of the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, vaccines and economic impact of human monkeypox (Mpox) outbreaks
Afr. J. Clin. Exp. Microbiol
; 24(1): 1-8, 2023. figures
Article
in English
| AIM (Africa)
| ID: biblio-1414218
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ABSTRACT
The current monkeypox outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern and is coming in the wake of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Human monkeypox is a viral zoonotic infection caused by monkeypox virus, an enveloped double-stranded DNA virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus and family Poxviridae that also contain smallpox, cowpox, Orf, and vaccinia viruses. Online databases including PubMed, Google Scholar and Web of Science were searched to obtain relevant publications on the epidemiology, treatment, vaccines and the economic impacts of the current monkeypox (Mpox) outbreak.
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Database:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Therapeutics
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Vaccines
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Epidemiology
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Monkeypox virus
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Economic Factors
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Health economic evaluation
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Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Afr. J. Clin. Exp. Microbiol
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
1928 Woodlawn Drive, Woodlawn, Maryland 21207, United States of America/US
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Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Nile University of Nigeria/GA
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Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Nile University of Nigeria/NG
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Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University/NG