Monkeypox Virus (Mpox)
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Viruses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2023) | Viewed by 76397
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the entire world since late 2019, unmistakably demonstrating the havoc that emerging pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 can cause due to the lack of effective countermeasures, especially early in the pandemic. In May 2022, outbreaks of monkeypox virus (mpox) were reported on multiple continents in Europe, North America, and South America, that are not linked to travel and case importation from Africa. mpox is the cousin of smallpox, a disease that has been eradicated since the 1980s. However, unlike SARS-CoV-2, which was a novel virus previously unknown to humans, mpox is a neglected pathogen. Indeed, the virus was first identified during 1958 in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) originating from Singapore and imported to Copenhagen, Denmark, whereas the first human case from natural infection was reported in 1970 in the DRC during the surveillance of suspected smallpox cases. Although mpox outbreaks are regularly reported in Africa amongst the poorest communities, it remains an under-studied pathogen, despite the first reported outbreak of mpox outside Africa in the US in 2003. The purpose of this Special Issue is to bring together a series of articles (review and original research) related to the natural history, evolution, epidemiology, molecular characterization or genome detection, or candidate vaccines and therapeutics against mpox. Novel knowledge of this little-known virus will be important for the design of effective policy and actions to control and prevent the spread of mpox. The purpose of this Special Issue is to bring together a series of articles (review and original research) related to the monkeypox virus (mpox). We welcome papers that explore any of these areas of interest, whether theoretical or experimental studies or field studies.
Dr. Nicolas Berthet
Guest Editor
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