Global human monkeypox outbreak: atypical presentation demanding urgent public health action

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK. Electronic address: akan.otu1@nhs.net.
² Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
³ Department of Fundamental Biology and Health Sciences, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain.
⁴ Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria.

Case Reports

Akaninyene Otu et al. Lancet Microbe. 2022 Aug.

. 2022 Aug;3(8):e554-e555.

doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(22)00153-7. Epub 2022 Jun 7.

¹ Department of Microbiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK. Electronic address: akan.otu1@nhs.net.
² Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
³ Department of Fundamental Biology and Health Sciences, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain.
⁴ Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria.

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Conflict of interest statement

We declare no competing interests. AO and BE contributed equally to this Comment.

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