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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2024

Editorial: Reasons for Increasing Global Concerns for the Spread of Mpox.

Dinah V Parums

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2024. 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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5 · Who and what money

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Dinah V ParumsScience Editor, Medical Science Monitor, International Scientific Information, Inc., Melville, NY, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

On August 14, 2024, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the increasing outbreaks of mpox (formerly monkeypox) should be regarded as an international public health emergency due to the growing number of cases in endemic and non-endemic geographical areas, and increasing disease severity. The latest update from the WHO and the alerts given regarding the status of mpox follows an upsurge in the incidence and severity of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and an increasing number of African countries, with spread to other continents and countries This Editorial aims to provide an update on the current status of mpox and includes reasons for the increasing global concerns for the spread of the mpox virus (MPXV).

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Disease Transmission, InfectiousMpox, MonkeypoxAfrica, CentralAfrica, WesternDemocratic Republic of the CongoDisease OutbreaksEndemic DiseasesHumansMaleOrthopoxvirusPublic HealthWorld Health Organization

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PMID39217431
PMCPMC11376131

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