Human monkeypox: a comparison of the characteristics of the new epidemic to the endemic disease

Abstract In May 2022, a new global outbreak of mpox (formerly, human monkeypox) emerged that was declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization on July 23, 2022. With new patterns of person-to-person spread within sexual networks in nonendemic countries...

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Main Authors: Sharon Sukhdeo, Sharmistha Mishra, Sharon Walmsley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07900-7