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Mpox poses an ever-increasing epidemic and pandemic risk

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The human interaction with mpox has changed across its entire endemic range, revealing the endemic and pandemic risk of monkeypox virus and the current knowledge gaps on its biology that hamper virus control.

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Fig. 1: Transmission and dissemination of MPXV in animals and humans.
Fig. 2: Emergence of MPXV clades in Sub-Saharan Africa since 2022.

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Maluquer de Motes, C., Ulaeto, D.O. Mpox poses an ever-increasing epidemic and pandemic risk. Nat Med 31, 1743–1746 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03589-8

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