The surge of mpox in Africa : a call for action

Nachega, Jean B;Sam-Agudu, Nadia A;Ogoina, Dimie;Mbala-Kingebeni, Placide;the Mpox Research Consortim;et.al.
(2024) The Lancet Global Health — Vol. 12, n° 7, p. e1086-e1088 (2024)

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  • Nachega, Jean B
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  • Sam-Agudu, Nadia A
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  • Ogoina, Dimie
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  • Mbala-Kingebeni, Placide
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  • Hermans, MichelUCLouvain
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  • the Mpox Research Consortim
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Abstract
Mpox was previously thought to be a zoonotic disease endemix on parts of central, west and east Africa; however, from 2022 to 2023, a large global outbreak of mpox from clade II monkeypox virus occured, marking the first instance of sustained transmission outside of Africa since the first case of mpox in a human was identified in 1970. [...]
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Nachega, J. B., Sam-Agudu, N. A., Ogoina, D., Mbala-Kingebeni, P., Ntoumi, F., Nakouné, E., Njouom, R., Lewis, R. F., Gandhi, M., Rosenthal, P. J., Rawat, A., Wilson, L. A., Kindrachuk, J., Liesenborghs, L., Mills, E. J., Preiser, W., Romoin, A. W., Baxter, C., Harrison, L., et al. (2024). The surge of mpox in Africa : a call for action. The Lancet Global Health, 12(7), e1086-e1088. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00187-6 (Original work published 2024)