Monkeypox: A review of a zoonotic disease of global public health concern

Yusuf Amuda Tajudeen ^1,2 , Habeebullah Jayeola Oladipo ^1,3 * , Abdulbasit Opeyemi Muili ⁴, Joy Ginika Ikebuaso ⁵

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