Increased outbreaks of monkeypox highlight gaps in actual disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa and in animal reservoirs

• Published in: International journal of infectious diseases Vol. 122; pp. 107 - 111
• Main Authors: Haider, Najmul, Guitian, Javier, Simons, David, Asogun, Danny, Ansumana, Rashid, Honeyborne, Isobella, Velavan, Thirumalaisamy P, Ntoumi, Francine, Valdoleiros, Sofia R., Petersen, Eskild, Kock, Richard, Zumla, Alimuddin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Africa, Central; Animals; Cost of Illness; Disease Outbreaks; Humans; Monkeypox virus; Mpox (monkeypox) - epidemiology; Mpox (monkeypox) - prevention & control; MPX; Nigeria; outbreaks; Reservoirs; Rodentia; smallpox vaccine; West Africa; Africa, Central; Monkeypox virus; MPX; West Africa; Reservoirs; outbreaks; Nigeria; smallpox vaccine

•We present explanation for the 2022 monkeypox epidemic in the Western world•The true burden of MPX and the extent of animal reservoirs are not well known•The increased rodent-human interaction led to increased transmission of MPXV•The population has crossed a threshold for sustainable human-human t...