Progress in identifying the animal reservoirs of monkeypox virus

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-1565.2023.03.011

Abstract

Abstract: Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by monkeypox virus(MPXV). The recent multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic regions has been a public health emergency of international concern. To understand the potential host sources and transmission routes of MPXV, this article reviewed the MPXV infection and prevalence in wild animals, as well as the susceptibility of wild and captive animals to MPXV. The possible animal hosts and the “animal-human” transmission risk of MPXV were also discussed. The review provides a reference for the human and animal public health departments to jointly develop effective measures to control the monkeypox epidemic.

Key words: monkeypox, monkeypox virus, zoonotic disease, animal host

CLC Number:

R373.12

GENG Yansheng, XIA Zihan, SHI Tengfei, CAO Zhiran. Progress in identifying the animal reservoirs of monkeypox virus[J]. Journal of Hebei University(Natural Science Edition), 2023, 43(3): 303-309.

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