Insights into the Transmission, Host Range, Genomics, Vaccination, and Current Epidemiology of the Monkeypox Virus

• Published in: Veterinary medicine international Vol. 2024; pp. 8839830 - 18
• Main Authors: Araf, Yusha, Nipa, Jannatul Ferdous, Naher, Sabekun, Maliha, Sumaiya Tasnim, Rahman, Hasanur, Arafat, Kazi Ifthi, Munif, Mohammad Raguib, Uddin, Md Jamal, Jeba, Nurejunnati, Saha, Sukumar, Zhai, Jingbo, Hasan, S. M. Nazmul, Xue, Mengzhou, Hossain, Md. Golzar, Zheng, Chunfu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley 28.05.2024; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited; Hindawi
• Subjects: Animals; Cidofovir; Disease transmission; Epidemics; Epidemiology; Fatalities; Genomics; Host range; Human monkeypox; Immunization; Laboratories; Monkeypox; Monkeys & apes; Mortality; Pets; Poliomyelitis; Prairie dogs; Review; Skin; Skin diseases; Skin lesions; Smallpox; Smallpox vaccine; Vaccination; Vaccines; Zoonoses; Northern Africa; Southeast Asia; Bangladesh; China; Congo (Kinshasa); United Kingdom; Nigeria; Cameroon; Singapore; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; Africa; Sierra Leone; Congo Basin; Liberia; Gabon; Asia; West Africa; Central African Republic; Congo-Democratic Republic of Congo

This review delves into the historical context, current epidemiological landscape, genomics, and pathobiology of monkeypox virus (MPXV). Furthermore, it elucidates the present vaccination status and strategies to curb the spread of monkeypox. Monkeypox, caused by the Orthopoxvirus known as MPXV, is...