Dynamics of Mpox epidemics by the interplay of COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
Weak surveillance capacity was evident as African countries appeared to have relaxed health security and outbreaks response strategies post-COVID-19 pandemic. Scale-up of vaccination uptake against the Mpox virus is required, particularly for clades Ia, Ib, and II, to prevent Mpox spread and mortality. A consistent multi-country surveillance will be critical to contain Mpox epidemics.
Authors
- Evaezi Okpokoro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3219-5995)
- Temitayo Victor Lawal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1809-6202)
- Victoria Etuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9368-0761)
- Oyewole Oyedele
- Alash’le Abimiku
- Monalisa Owie
- Motunrayo D. Olalere
- Nifarta P. Andrew
- Olugbenga Akinbiyi
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Clinton Health Access Initiative (US)
- Institute of Human Virology (NG)
- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-04804-0
- Primary Topic
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00