What has been researched about monkeypox? a bibliometric analysis of an old zoonotic virus causing global concern

Abstract

Monkeypox has recently emerged as a cause of global concern, particularly in Europe, even leading to the World Health Organization (WHO) to hold an emergency meeting on May 20, 2022, to discuss the recent outbreak and its implications. Monkeypox is a DNA orthopoxvirus endemic in Africa. That is a zoonotic virus, primarily transmitted from animals, especially from some rodent species, usually leading to mild self-limited infections manifesting with fever and rash. The list of countries affected by this poxvirus is growing, most of them in Western Europe but even in Latin America, with Argentina reporting suspected cases. But, a question around this zoonosis is how much has been researched and published internationally about it...