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ReviewTropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines2025

Monkeypox: a re-emergent virus with global health implications - a comprehensive review.

Nourhan G Naga, Enas A Nawar, A'laa A Mobarak, Aya G Faramawy, Hend M H Al-Kordy

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Review in Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nourhan G NagaBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. nourhan.naga_pg@alexu.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7380-9116
Enas A NawarBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-3058-4600
A'laa A MobarakBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-8076-0426
Aya G FaramawyDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7192-8920
Hend M H Al-KordyDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt. hend.alkordy@sci.dmu.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-3061-3201

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is an enclosed, double-stranded DNA virus from the Orthopoxvirus genus, which also contains variola, vaccinia, and cowpox. MPXV, which was once confined to West and Central Africa, has recently had a rebound, spreading beyond its original range since 2017. The virus is distinguished by its unique morphology, which includes an oval or brick-shaped structure and a complex lipid and protein makeup. The current multi-country outbreak designated a public health emergency in 2022, has highlighted MPXV's shifting epidemiology and ability to spread rapidly over the globe. 'No one is safe until everyone is safe' is a slogan we often heard during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is now also required for the growing global and regional mpox outbreaks. The epidemic is divided into two clades: Clade I and Clade II, which have distinct pathogenic characteristics. Diagnostic approaches have developed with advances in molecular techniques, yet problems persist in resource-constrained situations. This overview summarizes the virus's history, epidemiology, morphology, and clinical characteristics, offering insights into its recent comeback and current global response efforts.

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Clade variabilityDiagnostic methodsEpidemiologyMonkeypox Virus (MPXV)Orthopoxvirus

Identifiers

PMID39810237
PMCPMC11734370

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