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Exploring atypical manifestations of Mpox: A narrative review

Sokunbi, A E; Adeyemi, O.

Res. J. Health Sci; 12 (1), 2024

Mpox (formerly referred to as monkey pox), a viral infection known for its characteristic manifestations, presents with atypical symptoms, leading to diagnostic and management challenges. Recent outbreaks of the disease have also revealed changes in the epidemiologic patterns of the disease with many cas...

Monkeypox virus, d0459080, d0138120, d0041960, d0039370, Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures, Signs and Symptoms, Skin Manifestations, Delivery of Health Care

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Assessing the knowledge of smallpox and monkeypox virus among the University of Tlemcen members in the wake of COVID-19: a 2023 cross-sectional study

Zatla, Ilyes; Abid, Wafa; Boublenza, Lamia.

S. Afr. j. infect. dis. (Online); 18 (1), 2024

Background: A recently-surfaced virus called Monkeypox virus (MPXV) has gained widespread attention as it dominates the news, creating a sense of panic among people due to the potential threat it poses to their health. Materials and Methods: To evaluate knowledge about this virus and its disease, and to ...

Variola virus, Monkeypox virus, d0459080, d0588730, Surveys and Questionnaires, d0146110, Communicable Diseases, Emerging

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A review of the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, vaccines and economic impact of human monkeypox (Mpox) outbreaks

Musa-Booth, T O; Medugu, N; Adegboro, B; Babazhitsu, M.

Afr. J. Clin. Exp. Microbiol; 24 (1), 2023

The current monkeypox outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern and is coming in the wake of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Human monkeypox is a viral zoonotic infection caused by monkeypox virus, an enveloped double-stranded DNA virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus and family Poxviridae that ...

Mpox (monkeypox), Monkeypox virus, Diagnosis, Orthopoxvirus, Epidemiology, Therapeutics, Vaccines, Economic Factors, Nigeria

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Investigation of rodent reservoirs of emerging pathogens in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa

Meite, S; Koffi, K S; Kouassi, K S; Coulibaly, K J; Sylla, A; Sylla, Y; Faye-Ketté, H; Dosso, M.

Afr. J. Clin. Exp. Microbiol; 23 (3), 2022

Background: One of the main health problems in West Africa remains upsurge of emerging pathogens. Ebola virus disease outbreak occurred in 2014 in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, Monkeypox virus in Nigeria in 2017 and most recently Lassa virus in Nigeria, Togo and Benin in 2018. These pathogens have a...

Rodent Diseases, Rodent Control, Disease Reservoirs, Orthopoxvirus, Monkeypox virus, Ebolavirus, Lassa virus

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