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A critical review of mpox outbreaks, risk factors, and prevention efforts in Africa: lessons learned and evolving practices.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Hospitalization rate and patterns of clinical reasons among Mpox-confirmed cases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
- An Emerging Global Threat After The COVID-19 Pandemic: Monkeypox Similarities and Differences.Polish journal of microbiology · 2026Review
- AIEgen-Based Proactive Early Warning System and Precise Treatment Strategy for Monkeypox Prevention and Control.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Role of Genomic, Economic, and Demographic Disparities in Mpox Epidemic in Africa: A Retrospective Cross-Country Analysis.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Tracking the evolutionary footprint of Mpox in West Africa: phylogenetic and clade analysis.Epidemiology and infection · 2025Article
- Neurological complications of Orthopoxvirus infections: neurotropism and neurovirulence.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2025Review
- A Comparative Analysis of Global Responses to Monkeypox Outbreaks: Lessons Learned and Future Directions - a Mini Narrative Review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Mpox unveiled: Global epidemiology, treatment advances, and prevention strategies.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Review
- Environmental, socioeconomic, and sociocultural drivers of monkeypox transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a One Health perspective.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2025Article
- Mpox: An emerging or re-emerging infection with a potential colossal burden on healthcare globally.African journal of laboratory medicine · 2025Review
- Mpox Virus as a Global Public Health Emergency: A Scoping Review.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2025Review
- Unified continental approach to mpox preparedness and response: A model for Africa's future outbreaks.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward Mpox among laboratory professionals in Zambia: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Improving control of the Mpox outbreak: a national cross-sectional study on the knowledge, attitudes, and influencing factors among frontline healthcare professionals in Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Time series modelling and forecasting of Monkeypox outbreak trends Africa's in most affected countries.New microbes and new infections · 2024Article
- Mpox in East Africa: Learning from COVID-19 and Ebola to Strengthen Public Health Responses.Viruses · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objectives: In recent years, mpox, a zoonotic disease caused by the mpox virus, has transcended its primary association with Central and West Africa, emerging as a global public health concern. The virus poses a substantial threat, particularly, to vulnerable demographics such as young children and individuals with compromised immune systems. This critical literature review aimed to comprehensively evaluate the burden, risk factors, and current management strategies associated with mpox in Africa. Methods: This critical literature review was guided by Jesson & Laccy's guidelines on conducting critical literature reviews. We searched PubMed and Google Scholar databases and websites of the World Health Organization and health ministries in different African countries. We included articles written in English and published between 2010 and 2023. The synthesis of findings involved several steps, including summarizing themes, integrating themes, and linking themes to research questions. Results: A total of 25 articles were included in this review. The review revealed that mpox cases are concentrated in Central African countries. The risk factors for mpox identified include being in contact with bushmeat or rodents, not having been vaccinated against smallpox, being HIV-positive, and having close physical contact with someone with the disease. The clinical presentation of mpox revealed in this review includes a skin rash, fever, lymphadenopathy, headache, pruritus, sore throat, and body aches. Four themes arose on strategies to prevent and control mpox in Africa. Conclusions: The prevention and control of mpox in Africa require an improvement in community education, vaccination, disease surveillance, and infection control measures.
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