Knowing the unknown: The underestimation of monkeypox cases. Insights and implications from an integrative review of the literature

Knowing the unknown: The underestimation of monkeypox cases. Insights and implications from an integrative review of the literature

Monkeypox is an emerging zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus, which is an infectious agent belonging to the genus Orthopoxvirus. Currently, commencing from the end of April 2022, an outbreak of monkeypox is ongoing, with more than 43,000 cases reported as of 23 August 2022, involving 99 c...

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Main Authors: Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Woldegebriel Assefa Woldegerima, Sarafa Adewale Iyaniwura, Qing Han, Xiaoying Wang, Aminath Shausan, Kingsley Badu, Patrick Okwen, Cheryl Prescod, Michelle Westin, Andrew Omame, Manlio Converti, Bruce Mellado, Jianhong Wu, Jude Dzevela Kong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
monkeypox
zoonotic disease
emerging and re-emerging infectious disease
underestimation
underreporting
under-detection
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1011049/full

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