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NISH (NITAG Support Hub) 7: Mpox : Sierra Leone

This Library Guide is a collection of useful documents & evidence on the efficacy, effectiveness and impact of MPox vaccines to support NITAG members and other policy makers throughout Africa with making evidence-based recommendations.

Sierra Leone

Anjorin, A. A. A., Odetokun, I. A., Ashaka, O. S., Fadipe, T. O., Muhammad, A., Sogbanmu, T. O., ... & Ibrahim, M. A. (2023). Critical Appraisal of Mpox (Monkeypox) in Africa using Scoping and Systematic Reviews: Epidemiology, Biochemistry, Phylogeny, Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, Treatment, Biosecurity and One-Health. https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/115687507/latest-libre.pdf?1717600562=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DCritical_Appraisal_of_Mpox_Monkeypox_in.pdf&Expires=1724503263&Signature=eiU0NdgCelPPgdyUHfaaVAonXeH0o7ZCcas8idYaQd78eVJCd6UyBmXs8q-tBYl9ZKJ7hJOzn6-Ovmfhnqs9Ru1HmS5JO6U84YpMcpghH4SzvvdxyZzRPJSd79IEqFaar15gcjev2o4dx85040vSI2jUaeSvshFkAaH6oEKBUm3FfOrY7Sb-Xx-mCFCulE4G08xdA63ojxpXj4lx1DILCU8lVtK8KbTNxnuPtdCzHHs57hbvOp~joI-lgXrGYzw3iAVdoIG-qhDiQq~iRxTNR6FcsICAr55NkfFLKjV0XeLTi1hrfW4zNGR1PNE52h9tZ7aO47ViQv799l6vOg0ATA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA

Ye, F., Song, J., Zhao, L., Zhang, Y., Xia, L., Zhu, L., Kamara, I. L., Ren, J., Wang, W., Tian, H., Wu, G., & Tan, W. (2019). Molecular Evidence of Human Monkeypox Virus Infection, Sierra Leone. Emerging infectious diseases25(6), 1220–1222. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2506.180296

Reynolds, M. G., Wauquier, N., Li, Y., Satheshkumar, P. S., Kanneh, L. D., Monroe, B., Maikere, J., Saffa, G., Gonzalez, J. P., Fair, J., Carroll, D. S., Jambai, A., Dafae, F., Khan, S. H., & Moses, L. M. (2019). Human Monkeypox in Sierra Leone after 44-Year Absence of Reported Cases. Emerging infectious diseases25(5), 1023–1025. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.180832

Van Dijck, C., Hoff, N. A., Mbala-Kingebeni, P., Low, N., Cevik, M., Rimoin, A. W., ... & Liesenborghs, L. (2023). Emergence of mpox in the post-smallpox era-a narrative review on mpox epidemiology. Clinical Microbiology and Infectionhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2023.

Clemente, N. S., Coles, C., Paixao, E. S., Brickley, E. B., Whittaker, E., Alfven, T., ... & Tamfum, J. J. M. (2024). Paediatric, maternal, and congenital mpox: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Global Health. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00607-1

Musuka, G., Moyo, E., Tungwarara, N., Mhango, M., Pierre, G., Saramba, E., ... & Dzinamarira, T. (2024). A critical review of mpox outbreaks, risk factors, and prevention efforts in Africa: lessons learned and evolving practices. IJID regions, 100402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100402