In recent years, the world has experienced a rise in new and deadly infectious diseases, posing a significant threat to global health.
The global mpox outbreak that began in the Canary Islands in May 2022 is a stark reminder of our natural vulnerability to new viruses.
While some of these viruses are new and relatively unknown, others, such as the monkeypox virus (MPXV), have been present since the 1970s but have primarily been endemic to some areas of central Africa, mainly impacting adults.
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