Monkeypox Virus: Transfer from Endemic Areas to Non-Endemic Areas Due to Ease of Travel
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چکیده
Monkeypox is a viral infection with skin manifestations. After the identification of this virus more than fifty years ago, or less cases were observed in endemic countries. The spread disease to non-endemic countries has also occurred through transmission infected monkeys as main host virus.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of infectious diseases and epidemiology
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2474-3658']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23937/2474-3658/1510286