Mpox clade I outbreak: how should Asia prepare and respond?

Poh Lian Lim^{1

2

3

4}, Wilnard Yeong Tze Tan^{1

2}, Shawn Vasoo^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
³ Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
⁴ Asia Centre for Health Security, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Editorial

Poh Lian Lim et al. Singapore Med J. 2024.

. 2024 Sep 1;65(9):477-478.

doi: 10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2024-186. Epub 2024 Sep 6.

Poh Lian Lim^{1

2

3

4}, Wilnard Yeong Tze Tan^{1

2}, Shawn Vasoo^{1

2

3}

¹ National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
³ Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
⁴ Asia Centre for Health Security, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

No abstract available

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