Monkeypox outbreak: a perspective on Africa's diagnostic and containment capacity.
Africa
Containment
Diagnosis
Monkeypox
Journal
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
ISSN: 1878-3511
Titre abrégé: Int J Infect Dis
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 9610933
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2022
Oct 2022
Historique:
received:
12
07
2022
revised:
16
08
2022
accepted:
17
08
2022
pubmed:
26
8
2022
medline:
5
10
2022
entrez:
25
8
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Since the first monkeypox (MPX) case was reported in humans in 1970, there have been several outbreaks of the disease. MPX is endemic in central and western Africa. MPX virus infection is confirmed using the conventional polymerase chain reaction, which detects the viral DNA in samples from the rash. Of concern is that the current outbreak has affected five regions of the world. Although MPX confirmatory tests are available worldwide, there are concerns about Africa's capacity to diagnose and contain the disease. The challenges faced by Africa include a lack of adequate laboratory infrastructure and health care workers, weak disease surveillance systems, and a lack of MPX knowledge among health care workers and communities. These challenges can be addressed by mobilizing resources for MPX virus testing, strengthening surveillance systems, collaboration among countries, training health care workers, task shifting, and engaging communities.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36007687
pii: S1201-9712(22)00486-6
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.08.016
pmc: PMC9534167
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
DNA, Viral
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
127-130Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest The authors have no known competing interests to declare.
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