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    • Acceptance towards Monkeypox Vaccination: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 

      Ulloque-Badaracco, J.R.; Alarcón-Braga, E.A.; Hernandez-Bustamante, E.A.; Al-kassab-Córdova, A.; Benites-Zapata, V.A.; Bonilla-Aldana, D.K.; Rodriguez-Morales, A.J. (MDPI, 2022)
      Vaccination it is considered a vital strategy in order to mitigate monkeypox by protecting from severe disease and helping in reduction of hospitalisations. In this sense, this study aims to estimate the global prevalence ...
    • Antiviral Treatment against Monkeypox: A Scoping Review 

      Ortiz-Saavedra, B.; León-Figueroa, D.A.; Montes-Madariaga, E.S.; Ricardo-Martínez, A.; Alva, N.; Cabanillas-Ramirez, C.; Barboza, J.J.; Siddiq, A.; Coaguila Cusicanqui, L.A.; Bonilla-Aldana, D.K.; Rodriguez-Morales, A.J. (MDPI, 2022)
      During the COVID-19 pandemic, the increase in reports of human monkeypox virus infection cases spreading in many countries outside Africa is a major cause for concern. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the evidence ...
    • Arboviral diseases and monkeypox - An epidemiological overlapping differential diagnosis? 

      Rodriguez-Morales, A.J.; León-Figueroa, D.A.; Sah, R.; Villamil-Gomez, W.E. (Medical Body of the Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo National Hospital, 2022)
      Over the last decades, the epidemiological importance of different arboviral diseases in the world has been significant, especially in Latin America and South-East Asia. Dengue, chikungunya, Zika, yellow fever, but also ...
    • Attitudes towards Receiving Monkeypox Vaccination: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 

      Moawad, M.H.-E.; Taha, A.M.; Nguyen, D.; Ali, M.; Mohammed, Y.A.; Moawad, W.A.E.-T.; Hamouda, E.; Bonilla-Aldana, D.K.; Rodriguez-Morales, A.J. (MDPI, 2023)
      Background: The public’s attitude towards Mpox vaccination is a critical factor in the success of immunisation programmes. Understanding the factors contributing to vaccine acceptance or hesitancy is critical for developing ...
    • Detection of Monkeypox Virus according to The Collection Site of Samples from Confirmed Cases: A Systematic Review 

      León-Figueroa, D.A.; Barboza, J.J.; Saldaña-Cumpa, H.M.; Moreno-Ramos, E.; Bonilla-Aldana, D.K.; Valladares-Garrido, M.J.; Sah, R.; Rodriguez-Morales, A.J. (MDPI, 2023)
      Due to the rapid evolution of the monkeypox virus, the means by which the monkeypox virus is spread is subject to change. Therefore, the present study aims to analyze the detection of the monkeypox virus according to the ...
    • Environmental detection and spreading of mpox in healthcare settings: a narrative review 

      Taha, A.M.; Katamesh, B.E.; Hassan, A.R.; Abdelwahab, O.A.; Rustagi, S.; Nguyen, D.; Silva-Cajaleon, K.; Rodriguez-Morales, A.J.; Mohanty, A.; Bonilla-Aldana, D.K.; Sah, R. (Frontiers Media, 2023)
      Monkeypox virus (MPXV), which causes Monkeypox (Mpox), has recently been found outside its usual geographic distribution and has spread to 117 different nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) designated the epidemic ...
    • Epidemiological Situation of Monkeypox Transmission by Possible Sexual Contact: A Systematic Review 

      León-Figueroa, D.A.; Barboza, J.J.; Garcia-Vasquez, E.A.; Bonilla-Aldana, D.K.; Diaz-Torres, M.; Saldaña-Cumpa, H.M.; Diaz-Murillo, M.T.; Cruz, O.C.-S.; Rodriguez-Morales, A.J. (MDPI, 2022)
      Monkeypox (MPX), a zoonotic infection caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV), has re-emerged worldwide with numerous confirmed cases with person-to-person transmission through close contacts, including in sexual networks. ...
    • ¿Es posible que la viruela del mono pueda comportarse como una infección oportunista en personas viviendo con VIH? 

      Rodriguez-Morales, A.J.; Barbosa-Quintero, Z.M.; Villamil-Gomez, W.E. (Sociedad Chilena de Infectología, 2022)
      Durante los meses de mayo y junio de 2022 se ha generado gran preocupación por el rápido aumento y reporte en múltiples países de Europa, y otros continentes, de una antigua zoonosis viral que hasta 2003 no había producido ...
    • Features of Mpox infection: The analysis of the data submitted to the ID-IRI network 

      Eser-Karlidag, G.; Chacon-Cruz, E.; Cag, Y.; Martinez-Orozco, J.A.; Gudino-Solorio, H.; Cruz-Flores, R.A.; Gonzalez-Rodriguez, A.; Martinez-Nieves, D.; Gomez-Zepeda, M.; Calderon-Suarez, A.; Çaşkurlu, H.; Cascio, A.; Fernandez, R.; Gonzales, G.M.; Palma, P.; Popescu, C.P.; Stebel, R.; Lakatos, B.; Nagy, E.; Lanzafame, M.; El-Kholy, A.; Tuncer, B.; Christova, I.; Krumova, S.; Barbosa, A.N.; Escalera-Antezana, J.P.; Castillo-Quino, R.; Gonzales-Flores, C.E.; Moreira-Flores, M.; Batallanos-Huarachi, M.F.; Gomez-Davila, C.; Baljic, R.; Vieceli, T.; Ariyo, O.E.; Llobell, M.C.; Gideon, O.O.; Osborne, A.; Elbahr, U.; Bossi, P.; Tammaro, A.; Rodriguez-Morales, A.J.; Erdem, H. (Elsevier, 2023)
      Background: Mpox is a rare zoonotic disease caused by the Mpox virus. On May 21, 2022, WHO announced the emergence of confirmed Mpox cases in countries outside the endemic areas in Central and West Africa. Methods: This ...
    • First Monkeypox deaths outside Africa: no room for complacency 

      Sah, R.; Mohanty, A.; Abdelaal, A.; Reda, A.; Rodriguez-Morales, A.J.; Henao-Martinez, A.F. (GE Publications, 2022)
      As of 16 August 2022, there are 37,632 confirmed cases of monkeypox in more than 85 non-endemic countries, plus those in endemic African areas, making a total of 38,019 in 93 countries. The disease was always considered ...
    • Growing shreds of evidence for monkeypox to be a sexually transmitted infection 

      Amer, F.A.; Hammad, N.M.; Wegdan, A.A.; Elbadawy, N.E.; Pagliano, P.; Rodríguez-Morales, A.J. (EDIMES Edizioni Médico Scientifiche, 2022)
      The largest monkeypox virus (MPXV) outbreak identified in non-endemic countries started in May 2022 . Initially, that was linked to Gay Pride parties in the Canary Islands and rave parties in Madrid, Spain, and Berlin, ...
    • The growing threat of wild poliovirus 1 and vaccine-derived cases in the COVID-19 era 

      Franco-Paredes, C.; Rodriguez-Morales, A.J.; Henao-Martínez, A.F.; Carrasco, P.; Tuells, J. (Elsevier, 2022)
      The detection of people with paralytic cases of wild poliovirus 1 (WPV1) in two African countries (ie, Malawi in February, 2022, and Mozambique in May, 2022) outside endemic areas of WPV1 transmission (ie, Pakistan and ...
    • The human monkeypox in Saudi Arabia and global tourism 

      Alshahrani, N.Z.; Assiri, A.M.; Al-Tawfiq, J.A.; Rodriguez-Morales, A.J.; Sah, R. (Elsevier, 2022)
      he world is still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, and thus another epidemic of viral infection would cause undue stress on the healthcare system. On the other hand, the COVID-19 pandemic has made the world better ...
    • Human monkeypox preparedness in Latin America – Are we ready for the next viral zoonotic disease outbreak after COVID-19? 

      Cimerman, S.; Chebabo, A.; Cunha, C.A.D.; Barbosa, A.N.; Rodríguez-Morales, A.J. (Elsevier, 2022)
      On May 13, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified of two laboratory confirmed cases and one probable case of monkeypox, from the same household, in the United Kingdom. On May 14, 2022, four additional ...
    • Intention to receive the monkeypox vaccine and its psychological and sociodemographic predictors: a cross-sectional survey in the general population of Peru 

      Caycho-Rodríguez, T.; Valencia, P.D.; Ventura-León, J.; Carbajal-León, C.; Vilca, L.W.; Gallegos, M.; Reyes-Bossio, M.; Noe-Grijalva, M.; Delgado-Campusano, M.; del Carpio Toia, Á.M.; Torales, J.; Barria-Asenjo, N.A. (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, 2023)
      Objective: The objective of this study was to identify predictors of intention to be vaccinated against Monkeypox (Mpox) in a sample of Peruvian citizens. Methods: A set of sociodemographic and psychological predictors ...
    • Is monkeypox another reemerging viral zoonosis with many animal hosts yet to be defined? 

      Bonilla-Aldana, D.K.; Rodriguez-Morales, A.J. (Taylor and Francis, 2022)
      Again, the world is witnessing a disease caused by a member of an old group of viruses that may go into the spillover from animal species to humans (Bezerra-Santos et al. Citation2021). In 2022, the monkeypox virus (MPXV), ...
    • Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Monkeypox Virus among Physicians in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study 

      Alshahrani, N.Z.; Algethami, M.R.; Alarifi, A.M.; Alzahrani, F.; Alshehri, E.A.; Alshehri, A.M.; Sheerah, H.A.; Abdelaal, A.; Sah, R.; Rodriguez-Morales, A.J. (MDPI, 2022)
      The growing incidence of human monkeypox cases emphasizes the significance of prevention, early detection, and prompt responses for healthcare providers. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitudes ...
    • Knowledge of mpox and its determinants among the healthcare personnel in Arabic regions: A multi-country cross-sectional study 

      Swed, S.; Bohsas, H.; Patwary, M.M.; Alibrahim, H.; Rakab, A.; Nashwan, A.J.; Hafez, W.; Hassan, N.A.I.; Shoib, S.; Elsayed, M.; Sawaf, B.; Albuni, M.K.; Battikh, E.; Mohamed, G.M.K.; AlBozom, A.; Shaddad, E.; fathey, S.; Nu Htay, M.N.; Sah, S.; Cherrez-Ojeda, I.; Mohanty, A.; Padhi, B.K.; Rodriguez-Morales, A.J.; Gandhi P, A.; Sah, R. (Elsevier, 2023)
      Background & aim: The monkeypox virus (MPXV), an Orthopoxvirus family member, is the zoonotic agent that causes mpox (formerly known as monkeypox). The ongoing mpox pandemic has caused cases across continents involving 110 ...
    • Latin America: Situation and preparedness facing the multi-country human monkeypox outbreak 

      Rodriguez-Morales, A.J.; Lopardo, G.; Verbanaz, S.; Orduna, T.; Lloveras, S.; Azeñas-Burgoa, J.M.; Escalera-Antezana, J.P.; Alvarado-Arnez, L.E.; Barbosa, A.N.; Diaz-Quijano, F.; Cimerman, S.; Chaves, T.D.S.S.; Rodriguez-Morales, A.G.; Perret, C.; Méndez, C.A.; Riera, J.A.; Bonilla-Aldana, D.K.; Camacho-Moreno, G.; Mendoza, H.; Rodriguez-Sabogal, I.A.; Oñate, J.; Escobedo, A.A.; Thormann, M.; Roque, Y.; Zambrano, P.G.; Carrero, Y.; Sandoval, N.; Zambrano, L.; Franco-Paredes, C.; Chacon-Cruz, E.; Lopez-Delgado, I.; Cuadra-Sánchez, C.; Pachar-Flores, M.; Correa, R.; Rodriguez-Enciso, H.D.; Rotela-Fisch, V.; Maquera-Afaray, J.; Herrera-Añazco, P.; Benites-Zapata, V.; Savio-Larriera, E.; Ramírez, J.D.; Paniz-Mondolfi, A.; Risquez, A.; Forero-Peña, D.A.; Torres, J.R.; Suarez, J.A. (Elsevier, 2022)
      Still without ceasing the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a new viral threat has now emerged outside its endemic niche in Africa affecting multiple countries and continents. After its appearance in May 2022, ...
    • Mapping spatio-temporal distribution of monkeypox disease incidence: A global hotspot analysis 

      Patwary, M.M.; Hossan, J.; Billah, S.M.; Kabir, M.P.; Rodriguez-Morales, A.J. (Elsevier, 2023)
      Monkeypox (mpox) is an emerging zoonotic and sexually transmitted infection caused by the monkeypox virus and historically endemic in western and central Africa. However, a widespread outbreak occurred worldwide in May ...