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MICROORGANISMS
Volume 10, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10081633
Keywords
monkeypox (MPX); epidemiology; zoonotic pandemic; smallpox
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Numerous cases of monkeypox have been reported in non-endemic countries, which is concerning due to the lack of direct relation to human or animal travels. This phenomenon is drawing attention, especially considering the decline in smallpox vaccination globally. The study found that smallpox vaccination also provides some degree of protection against other poxviruses, including monkeypox.
Recently, numerous cases of monkeypox were reported from several non-endemic countries in Europe, North America, and Oceania, suggesting an unusual and alarming public health issue, particularly considering that the disease is not directly related to human or animal travels. Attention is currently being drawn to this phenomenon since more than 70% of the global population is no longer vaccinated against smallpox. Indeed, the smallpox vaccination also confers some indirect degree of protection against other poxviruses, including monkeypox. We performed a narrative review to describe the existing literature with regard to monkeypox using the MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Scopus databases. This review aims to provide updated evidence of findings on the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, management, and prevention of monkeypox, also considering the concurrent zoonotic pandemic caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2.
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