Monkeypox in a Traveler Returning from Nigeria — Dallas, Texas, July 2021

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Exportation of Monkeypox Virus From the African Continent

Matthew R. Mauldin et al.

Summary: There is no direct linkage between the individuals who exported the monkeypox cases from Nigeria, but there is limited genetic variation among the viruses, suggesting a possible common source or independent infections within a small geographic area.

JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2022)

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Family cluster of three cases of monkeypox imported from Nigeria to the United Kingdom, May 2021

Gemma Hobson et al.

Summary: Most reported cases of human monkeypox occur in Central and West Africa, but this study focuses on an imported case from Nigeria to the UK in May 2021. Secondary transmission within a family occurred, but detection and contact tracing were aided by concurrent COVID-19 control measures.

EUROSURVEILLANCE (2021)

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Reemergence of Human Monkeypox and Declining Population Immunity in the Context of Urbanization, Nigeria, 2017-2020

Phi-Yen Nguyen et al.

Summary: The monkeypox outbreak in Nigeria from 2017 to 2020 serves as a case study for emerging zoonoses, with declining immunity contributing to the substantial resurgence of the disease. Factors such as population growth, accumulation of unvaccinated cohorts, and decline in smallpox vaccine immunity were identified as key drivers for the renewed outbreak.

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2021)

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