Editorial MONKEY POX: A GLOBAL HEALTH HAZARD

Authors

  • Momal Khan Akhtar saeed medical and dental college lahore
  • Noor-ul-Ain Liaqat

Keywords:

Monkeypox

Abstract

 

The monkeypox virus was declared a global health hazard by WHO in 2022, affecting six WHO regions with 110 countries reporting almost 87 thousand cases and 112 deaths worldwide.1 The virus belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus and has two clades, clade I and clade II. The recent monkeypox outbreak in 2022-2023 was caused by the clad IIb strain.

Journal of Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College

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27-06-2023

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Khan, M., & Liaqat, N.- ul-A. (2023). Editorial MONKEY POX: A GLOBAL HEALTH HAZARD. Journal of Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College, 5(02), 55–57. Retrieved from https://amdc.edu.pk/Ojs/ojs-3.3/index.php/jamdc/article/view/241

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Vol. 5 No. 02 (2023): Journal of Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College

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Editorial

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