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A review of Mpox: Biological characteristics, epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention strategies.

Lin Jiang, Ailan Xu, Lin Guan, Yong Tang, Guangshuai Chai, Junya Feng, Yueqi Wu, Maochen Li, Chuxie Zhang, Xiaojing Liu and 6 more

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Review in Exploration (Beijing, China), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Lin JiangCollege of Life Science and Technology Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China.
Ailan XuDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Qianfo Mountain Hospital of Shandong University Jinan Shandong China.
Lin GuanCollege of Life Science and Technology Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China.
Yong TangCollege of Life Science and Technology Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China.
Guangshuai ChaiCollege of Life Science and Technology Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China.
Junya FengCollege of Life Science and Technology Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China.
Yueqi WuCollege of Life Science and Technology Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China.
Maochen LiCollege of Life Science and Technology Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China.
Chuxie ZhangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Xiaojing LiuInstitute of Photomedicine Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital Shanghai China.
Xiaolong XuBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Capital Medical University Beijing China.
Qingquan LiuBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Capital Medical University Beijing China.
Lihua SongCollege of Life Science and Technology Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China.
Yigang TongCollege of Life Science and Technology Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China.
Renald BlundellDepartment of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Malta Imsida Malta.
Huahao FanSchool of Life Sciences Tianjin University Tianjin China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5007-2158

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The outbreak of monkeypox virus (MPXV) was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO), and the zoonotic disease caused by viral infection was renamed as "Mpox" on November 28, 2022. Currently, there is no approved vaccine or specific antiviral treatment for Mpox, and a main preventive strategy against MPXV infection remains the smallpox vaccine. Although there was an emergency use authorization (EUA) of Brincidofovir and Tecovirimat for the clinical treatment of clade II Mpox, while Tecovirimat failed to reduce the duration of Mpox lesions among patients infected with clade I Mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Therefore, it is still an urgent need to develop an effective medication. This review aims to enhance the understanding of Mpox and contribute to its prevention and treatment strategies, it provides a systemic introduction of the biological and epidemiological characteristics of MPXV, the clinical feature and diagnosis of Mpox, as well as treatment and prevention strategies, which will improve the comprehension about MPXV and offer potential strategies for clinical treatment.

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monkeypoxMpoxMPXVOrthopoxvirusviral outbreak

Identifiers

PMID40395760
PMCPMC12087419

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