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. 2022 Jun 7:78:103975.
doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103975. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Monkeypox in 2022: A new threat in developing

Mansoor Ahmed  1 , Haseena Naseer  2 , Mateen Arshad  1 , Afnan Ahmad  1
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Monkeypox in 2022: A new threat in developing

Mansoor Ahmed et al. Ann Med Surg (Lond). .

Abstract

Monkeypox that started spreading from central and western Africa has recently been detected in various countries including Spain, Canada, Australia, and UAE. Though it has a very low incidence rate, it is still a significant threat that must be dealt with as quickly as possible and the probability of it spreading to many other countries is still very high. It is caused the by Monkeypox virus that belongs to the genus Orthopox that also include smallpox virus, which has quite similar clinical presentation as that of Monkeypox. With fading immunity against Smallpox, it is important to counter this threat with newly developed vaccines.

Keywords: Monkey pox; Viral; Viral Zoonose; Zoonotic diseases.

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Number of cases of Monkeypox in each country in 2022 (as of 3rd June 2022). Data provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA.
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