International outbreaks of Monkeypox virus infection with no established travel: A public health concern with significant knowledge gap

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare; Mazin Barry, King Saud University; Ziad Memish, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2022-09-01
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102364
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
• Volume: 49
• Start Page: 102364
• End Page: 102364
• Keywords: Travel; Monkeypox virus; Public Health; Humans; Monkeypox; Disease Outbreaks

Abstract

The recent international spread of human cases of Monkeypox virus infection among returning travelers are a cause for concern for the public health community. Between 13 and 21 May 2022, a total of 92 laboratory-confirmed cases of Monkeypox have been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) mostly from the UK, Europe, Australia, Canada, and USA, with an additional 28 suspected cases [1] (Fig. 1 ). There was no established travel among those patients and had mainly occurred amongst men who have sex with men (MSM) [1].