Preparedness for a monkeypox outbreak

作     者：Qin Luo Jun Han Qin Luo;Jun Han

作者机构：State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and ControlNational Institute for Viral Disease Control and PreventionChinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention155 Changbai RdBeijing 102206China 

出 版 物：《Infectious Medicine》 (感染医学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2022年第1卷第2期

页      面：124-134页

学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100401[医学-流行病与卫生统计学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：supported by a grant from the National Pathogen Resource Collection Center(NPRC-32) the SKLID Development Grant(2011SKLID104). 

主　　题：Monkeypox virus Outbreak Infection Treatment 

摘      要：In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,the unexpected outbreak and worldwide spread of monkeypox has gained global attention.As of June 22,2022,there were 3340 confirmed cases of monkeypox globally,which is the largest and most widespread monkeypox epidemic outside Africa.Monkeypox virus(MPXV)is transmitted from human-to-human through direct contact with infectious skin or mucosal skin lesions,respiratory droplets,or indirect contact with contaminated objects or materials,as well as mother-to-child vertical transmission.It is also possibly sexually transmitted through semen/vaginal fluid,and the possibility of community transmission cannot be ruled out.Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease caused by MPXV,which is an enveloped,linear,double-stranded DNA virus belonging to the Orthopoxvirus genus,of the Chordopoxvirinae subfamily,within the Poxviridae family.Monkeypox is usually a self-limiting infection,with symptoms lasting 2-4 weeks,and has a fatality rate that has historically fluctuated from 0%to 11%.Symptoms of monkeypox include intense headaches,fever,lesions,and lymphadenopathy.Although there is no specific treatment or vaccine for MPXV infection,antiviral drugs and vaccines for smallpox have been approved for use in several countries in response to the monkeypox outbreak.Before the virus can be allowed to establish efficient person-to-person transmission,rapid action must be taken to contain the local spread and,by extension,the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox.