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Monkeypox (MPX) is a viral zoonotic disease caused by a virus with the same name that belongs to the Orthopoxvirus (OPX) genus of the Poxviridae family (1-3). Two distinct strains of monkeypox exist in different geographic regions of Africa: The strain isolated from Central Africa, and the strain from West Africa, which is less virulent (1). As of 07/07/2022 there have been 7594 confirmed monkeypox cases worldwide, (4) of which 700 belong to 36 states in the US (5).
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