Mpox outbreaks in Africa constitute a public health emergency of continental security

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¹ Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Electronic address: nicaisen@africacdc.org.
² Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 22005, Nigeria.
³ Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
⁴ Congolese Foundation for Medical Research, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
⁵ Niger Delta University, Bayelsa, Nigeria.
⁶ Department of Public Health, Cairo University, Egypt.

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Nicaise Ndembi et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Oct.

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. 2024 Oct;12(10):e1577-e1579.

doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00363-2. Epub 2024 Aug 20.

¹ Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Electronic address: nicaisen@africacdc.org.
² Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 22005, Nigeria.
³ Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
⁴ Congolese Foundation for Medical Research, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
⁵ Niger Delta University, Bayelsa, Nigeria.
⁶ Department of Public Health, Cairo University, Egypt.

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