Epidemiology of Human Mpox -- Worldwide, 2018-2021.

Authors :: McCollum, Andrea M.
Shelus, Victoria
Hill, Alexandra
Traore, Tieble
Onoja, Bernard
Nakazawa, Yoshinori
Doty, Jeffrey B.
Yinka-Ogunleye, Adesola
Petersen, Brett W.
Hutson, Christina L.
Lewis, Rosamund
Source :: MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. 1/20/2023, Vol. 72 Issue 3, p68-72. 5p. 2 Charts, 1 Map.
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: The article informs about epidemiology of Monkeypox (mpox) is a zoonotic disease caused by Monkeypox virus (MPXV) from 2018 to 2021. Topics include countries reporting cases related to population migration or travel of infected persons in combination of environmental and ecological changes; and improvements in disease detection and diagnosis, and genetic changes in the virus using data from national surveillance programs, World Health Organization (WHO).