The silent, rapidly unfolding threat of mpox spread via international travel to Southeast Asia: Are we ready?
Issued Date
2023-07-01
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ISSN
14778939
eISSN
18730442
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85160673157
Journal Title
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume
54
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Vol.54 (2023)
Suggested Citation
Matsee W., Charoensakulchai S., Wirawan I.M.A., Imad H.A. The silent, rapidly unfolding threat of mpox spread via international travel to Southeast Asia: Are we ready?. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Vol.54 (2023). doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102597 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/82994
Title
The silent, rapidly unfolding threat of mpox spread via international travel to Southeast Asia: Are we ready?
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Abstract
The 2022 mpox (monkeypox) outbreak has been surprisingly large and has raised several novel questions about this disease. New information, such as atypical clinical manifestations and transmission via sexual activities, have been identified. These pose a potential risk of widespread outbreaks due to unusual clinical manifestations and failure to consider mpox as a diagnosis by physicians and the sexual behaviours of some tourists in Southeast Asia. Since Southeast Asia is a popular tourist destination, there is substantial potential for the silent spread of mpox in this region. Consequently, there is an urgent need for effective surveillance measures at points of entry of international travelers to identify suspected cases and their close contacts in order to limit the spread of mpox in Southeast Asia.