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Monkeypox Mysteries of the New Outbreak in Non-Endemic Areas.

Francisco AntunesAna Virgolino
Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
Monkeypox virus (MPXV) was declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) in mid-2022 to be a public health emergency of international concern, following its spread around the world after circulating in Western and Central Africa. This new outbreak is concentrated in men who have sex with men (MSM). Moreover, beyond the epidemiological change, compared with endemic countries, differences in clinical features and many other aspects have also been detected. These and other characteristics are unusual and still unclear. Based on the available data, the authors try to help to clarify some of the current major gaps in monkeypox knowledge to strengthen the outbreak response.
Keyphrases
  • men who have sex with men
  • public health
  • hiv testing
  • hiv positive
  • healthcare
  • emergency department
  • electronic health record
  • south africa
  • big data
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • artificial intelligence