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The 2022 Mpox Outbreak 1 Year on: The Five Ws
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: Received: 26 June 2023 / Approved: 27 June 2023 / Online: 27 June 2023 (08:04:20 CEST)
How to cite: Khan, G.; Perveen, N. The 2022 Mpox Outbreak 1 Year on: The Five Ws. Preprints 2023, 2023061856. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1856.v1 Khan, G.; Perveen, N. The 2022 Mpox Outbreak 1 Year on: The Five Ws. Preprints 2023, 2023061856. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1856.v1
Abstract
In May 2022, WHO reported an outbreak of Mpox in several European countries which were previously Mpox free. Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is a zoonotic viral disease endemic in Central and West Africa. The sudden emergence of Mpox outside Africa and its subsequent rapid spread lead the WHO to declare the outbreak as Public Health Emergency of International Concern. As of May 15, 2023, a total of 87,704 confirmed cases and 140 deaths had been reported from 111 countries and territories worldwide. Looking back on this outbreak one year later, several important questions have arisen. Here, we address these questions using the classic five Ws: What, When, Where, Who and Why? We discuss these questions and outline what needs to be done to prevent, or at least minimize, outbreaks from emerging and re-emerging viral infection.
Keywords
Emerging and reemerging viral infections; Mpox; Mpox virus; 5 Ws
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases
Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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