Mapping global zoonotic niche and interregional transmission risk of monkeypox: a retrospective observational study

• Main Authors: Yan-Qun Sun (Author), Jin-Jin Chen (Author), Mei-Chen Liu (Author), Yuan-Yuan Zhang (Author), Tao Wang (Author), Tian-Le Che (Author), Ting-Ting Li (Author), Yan-Ning Liu (Author), Ai-Ying Teng (Author), Bing-Zheng Wu (Author), Xue-Geng Hong (Author), Qiang Xu (Author), Chen-Long Lv (Author), Bao-Gui Jiang (Author), Wei Liu (Author), Li-Qun Fang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Outbreaks of monkeypox have been ongoing in non-endemic countries since May 2022. A thorough assessment of its global zoonotic niche and potential transmission risk is lacking. Methods We established an integrated database on global monkeypox virus (MPXV) occurrence during 1958 −...