Human Monkeypox: Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics, Diagnosis, and Prevention

• Autores: Eskild Petersen, Anu Kantele, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Danny Asogun, Adesola Yinka Ogunleye, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Alimuddin Zumla
• Localización: Infectious disease clinics of North America, ISSN 0891-5520, Vol. 33, Nº. 4, 2019 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases), págs. 1027-1043
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Recently, concern has been raised about the emergence of human monkeypox virus and the occasionally severe clinical presentation bearing resemblance to that of smallpox. In 2018 3 patients in the UK were diagnosed with monkeypox, and the frequency and geographic distribution of cases across West and Central Africa have increased in recent years. In Nigeria, most monkeypox patients are aged <40 years and lack cross-protective immunity because they were born after discontinuation of the smallpox eradication campaign. This article reviews the epidemiology, clinical features, and management of monkeypox and discusses its growing public health threat in this context.