Monkeypox virus:a re-emergent threat to humans

作     者：Qizan Gong Changle Wang Xia Chuai Sandra Chiu Qizan Gong;Changle Wang;Xia Chuai;Sandra Chiu

作者机构：Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230026China Department of Pathogenic BiologyHebei Medical UniversityShijiazhuangHebei050017China 

出 版 物：《Virologica Sinica》 (中国病毒学（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2022年第37卷第4期

页      面：477-482页

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学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100103[医学-病原生物学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province,China(no.H2020206352) the National Natural Science Foundation of China(no.81902026) Science and Technology Project of Hebei Education Department(no.BJ2020018) Project for the Introduction overseas students of Hebei Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security(no.C20200344)。 

主　　题：Monkeypox virus(MPXV) Orthopoxvirus Smallpox vaccine Antiviral drugs 

摘      要：Human monkeypox(MPX)is a rare zoonotic infection characterized by smallpox-like signs and symptoms.It is caused by monkeypox virus(MPXV),a double stranded DNA virus belonging to the genus Orthopoxvirus.MPX was first identified in 1970 and mostly prevailed in the rural rainforests of Central and West Africa in the past.Outside Africa,MPX was reported in the United Kingdom,the USA,Israel,and Singapore.In 2022,the resurgence of MPX in Europe and elsewhere posed a potential threat to humans.MPXV was transmitted by the animals-human or human-human pathway,and the symptoms of MPXV infection are similar to that of smallpox,but in a milder form and with lower mortality(1%–10%).Although the smallpox vaccination has been shown to provide 85%protection against MPXV infection,and two anti-smallpox virus drugs have been approved to treat MPXV,there are still no specific vaccines and drugs against MPXV infection.Therefore it is urgent to take active measures including the adoption of novel anti-MPXV strategies to control the spread of MPXV and prevent MPX epidemic.In this review,we summarize the biological features,epidemiology,pathogenicity,laboratory diagnosis,and prevention and treatment strategies on MPXV.This review provides the basic knowledge for prevention and control of future outbreaks of this emerging infection.