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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2024

Mpox: An Overview of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Public Health Implications.

Francesco Branda, Chiara Romano, Massimo Ciccozzi, Marta Giovanetti, Fabio Scarpa, Alessandra Ciccozzi, Antonello Maruotti

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  11. Proctitis and Other Gastrointestinal Manifestations in Mpox Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Francesco BrandaUnit of Medical Statistics and Molecular Epidemiology, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9485-3877
Chiara RomanoUnit of Medical Statistics and Molecular Epidemiology, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Massimo CiccozziUnit of Medical Statistics and Molecular Epidemiology, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3866-9239
Marta GiovanettiSciences and Technologies for Sustainable Development and One Health, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5849-7326
Fabio ScarpaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43b, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3501-714X
Alessandra CiccozziDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43b, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Antonello MaruottiDepartment GEPLI, Libera Università Maria Ss Assunta, 00193 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8377-9950

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mpox, caused by viruses of the genus Orthopoxvirus, is an emerging threat to human and animal health. With increasing urbanization and more frequent interaction between humans and wild animals, the risk of Mpox transmission to humans has increased significantly. This review aims to examine in depth the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and diagnosis of Mpox, with a special focus on recent discoveries and advances in understanding the disease. Molecular mechanisms involved in viral replication will be examined, as well as risk factors associated with interspecific transmission and spread of the disease in human populations. Currently available diagnostic methods will also be discussed, with a critical analysis of their limitations and possible future directions for improving the accuracy and timeliness of diagnosis. Finally, this review will explore the public health implications associated with Mpox, emphasizing the importance of epidemiological surveillance, vaccination, and emergency preparedness to prevent and manage possible outbreaks. Understanding the epidemiology and control strategies for Mpox is critical to protecting the health of human and animal communities and mitigating the risk of interspecific transmission and spread of the disease.

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epidemiologyMpoxOrthopoxvirussurveillance

Identifiers

PMID38673507
PMCPMC11050819

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