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ReviewInquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing

The Past, Present, and Future of Monkeypox: A Rapid Review Regarding Prevalence and Prevention.

Waniyah Masood, Hira Anas Khan, Huzaifa Ahmad Cheema, Abia Shahid, Wajeeha Bilal, Manar Ahmed Kamal, Mohammad Yasir Essar, Shoaib Ahmad, Roy Rillera Marzo

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Review in Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Waniyah MasoodDow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Hira Anas KhanDow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Huzaifa Ahmad CheemaKing Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Abia ShahidKing Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Wajeeha BilalDow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Manar Ahmed KamalFaculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt.
Mohammad Yasir EssarKabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan.ORCID 0000-0002-6554-7619
Shoaib AhmadDistrict Head Quarter Teaching Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Roy Rillera MarzoDepartment of Community Medicine, International Medical School, Management and Science University, Malaysia.
Dow University of Health Sciences · PKKing Edward Medical University · PKBenha University · EGKabul University · AFMonash University Malaysia · MYUniversity of Faisalabad · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While monkeypox virus (MPXV) remained endemic in central and western African countries, a sudden unusual spike of global cases among non-endemic countries is an enigma for scientists. With 257 cases reported as of 26th May 2021, a multi-country outbreak of monkeypox has been declared in countries including the UK, EU/EEA states, and North America. Even though the likelihood of transmissibility of MPXV is limited compared to COVID-19, yet a coordinated multidisciplinary effort is required to prevent any further global expansion. Few appropriate responsive approaches to contain the infection could be; limiting the contact with potential animal reservoirs, isolation of confirmed cases, using PPEs to prevent human-human transmission, awareness activities, and administration of pre and post prophylactic vaccination. In this review, we have discussed the previous and current outbreaks of MPXV along with the abrupt actions that are needed to address the situation.

Indexed as

COVID-19HumansMpox, MonkeypoxMonkeypoxprevalenceprevention

Identifiers

PMID36484333
PMCPMC9742718
OpenAlexW4311825947

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