Increased outbreaks of monkeypox highlight gaps in actual disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa and in animal reservoirs
(2022)
Journal Article
Haider, N., Guitian, J., Simons, D., Asogun, D., Ansumana, R., Honeyborne, I., P Velavan, T., Ntoumi, F., R. Valdoleiros, S., Petersen, E., Kock, R., & Zumla, A. (2022). Increased outbreaks of monkeypox highlight gaps in actual disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa and in animal reservoirs. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 107 - 111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2022.05.058
We explain research gaps on Monkeypox (MPX) virus epidemiology in endemic countries and present hypotheses for the recent increase of MPX cases in West Africa as a possible explanation for the current epidemic in Europe, America, and Australia. The d... Read More about Increased outbreaks of monkeypox highlight gaps in actual disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa and in animal reservoirs.