Western Pacific countries preparedness for monkeypox emergence: A call for action - Correspondence

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt. Electronic address: ramadan.med_2587@med.kfs.edu.eg.
² Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; Department of Pharmacy, Paraplegic Center, Peshawar, Pakistan.
³ Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; Faculty of Medicine, Al-azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
⁴ Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; Rheumatology and Immunology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
⁵ Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; Department of Emergency, Ranya Teaching Hospital, Ranya, Sulaimani, Kurdistan-region, Iraq.
⁶ Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, KK 737, Rwanda.

Ramadan Abdelmoez Farahat et al. Int J Surg. 2022 Sep.

. 2022 Sep:105:106879.

doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2022.106879. Epub 2022 Sep 5.

¹ Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt. Electronic address: ramadan.med_2587@med.kfs.edu.eg.
² Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; Department of Pharmacy, Paraplegic Center, Peshawar, Pakistan.
³ Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; Faculty of Medicine, Al-azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
⁴ Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; Rheumatology and Immunology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
⁵ Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; Department of Emergency, Ranya Teaching Hospital, Ranya, Sulaimani, Kurdistan-region, Iraq.
⁶ Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, KK 737, Rwanda.

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