The monkeypox virus: A public health challenge threatening Africa

• Main Authors: Emery Manirambona (Author), Shuaibu Saidu Musa (Author), Deborah Oluwaseun Shomuyiwa (Author), Feruzi Abdu Salam (Author), Okesanya Olalekan John (Author), Daniel Garang Aluk Dinyo (Author), Usman Abubakar Haruna (Author), Alhaji Umar Sow (Author), Don Eliseo Lucero‐Prisno III (Author), Kengo Nathan Ezie (Author), Mohamed Samai (Author), Lydia Aziato (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract On 23 July 2022, the World Health Organization reported monkeypox cases in over 75 countries and, as a result, declared the virus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Despite Africa being the centre of the zoonotic disease evolution, its healthcare systems have not pr...