Publication Date
7-1-2022
Journal
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
DOI
10.1093/ofid/ofac310
PMID
35891689
PMCID
PMC9307103
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
6-23-2022
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
emerging infectious diseases, monkeypox, outbreak
Abstract
The ongoing 2022 multicountry outbreak of monkeypox is the largest in history to occur outside of Africa. Monkeypox is an emerging zoonotic disease that for decades has been viewed as an infectious disease with significant epidemic potential because of the increasing occurrence of human outbreaks in recent years. As public health entities work to contain the current outbreak, healthcare professionals globally are aiming to become familiar with the various clinical presentations and management of this infection. We present in this review an updated overview of monkeypox for healthcare professionals in the context of the ongoing outbreaks around the world.
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