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[Monkeypox: the other pandemic, the other challenge].
David Alejandro Cabrera-Gaytán1, Liliana Angélica Alfaro-Martínez2
1Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Unidad de Planeación e Innovación en Salud, Coordinación de Calidad de Insumos y Laboratorios Especializados. Ciudad de México, México.
Summary
Monkeypox surveillance in Mexico is being enhanced. This study reviews official data and guidelines to improve the country
Area of Science:
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
Background:
- Global spread of monkeypox following its emergence in Europe.
- Mexico issued epidemiological notices and official figures on a microsite for monkeypox.
- Timeliness of official data release in Mexico was noted as weeks after initial cases.
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