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Title: The hunter and the hunted: mpox in the Mkpot rainforest community of Nigeria.
Authors: Meseko CA; Infectious and Transboundary Animal Diseases Department, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom 930010,  Nigeria.; Biological Science Department, Faculty of Applied Science, Arthur Jarvis University, Calabar 540271, Nigeria., Maurice N; Infectious and Transboundary Animal Diseases Department, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom 930010,  Nigeria., Shittu I; Infectious and Transboundary Animal Diseases Department, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom 930010,  Nigeria., Onoja BA; Department of Virology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005,  Nigeria., Kabantiyok D; Infectious and Transboundary Animal Diseases Department, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom 930010,  Nigeria., Oguche M; Infectious and Transboundary Animal Diseases Department, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom 930010,  Nigeria., Adole J; Infectious and Transboundary Animal Diseases Department, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom 930010,  Nigeria., Egbetade A; Department of Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta 110111,  Nigeria., Abali I; Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Abuja 900108,  Nigeria., Arikpo H; Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Livestock, Aquaculture, And Fishery Development, Cross River State 540221, Nigeria., Edet B; Biological Science Department, Faculty of Applied Science, Arthur Jarvis University, Calabar 540271, Nigeria., Adekanmbi CA; Cross River National Park, Calabar 540102, Nigeria., Adedeji AJ; Infectious and Transboundary Animal Diseases Department, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom 930010,  Nigeria.
Source: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg] 2025 Dec 05; Vol. 119 (12), pp. 1313-1315.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Language: English
Journal Info: Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 7506129 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1878-3503 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00359203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: 2013- : Oxford : Oxford University Press
Original Publication: 1920- : London : Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
MeSH Terms: Rainforest* , Disease Reservoirs*/virology , Mpox, Monkeypox*/epidemiology , Mpox, Monkeypox*/transmission , Monkeypox virus*/isolation & purification, Nigeria/epidemiology ; Animals ; Humans ; Animals, Wild/virology
Abstract: We describe challenges and opportunities during the mpox virus animal reservoir surveillance expedition to the Mkpot community in Nigeria, a remote enclave in the heart of the Cross River rainforest that is replete with viral and ecological footprints. Anecdotal evidence of mpox in Mkpot and adjoining villages, and the absence of domestic animals where wild animal hunting and consumption is intense, suggests potential spillover of infections at the human-animal interface, requiring active surveillance and monitoring.
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Grant Information: National Park Service; AFENET; US-CDC
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: Nigeria; animal; monkeypox; public health surveillance; virus
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20250825 Date Completed: 20251205 Latest Revision: 20251205
Update Code: 20251206
DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/traf085
PMID: 40851449
Database: MEDLINE
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Abstract:We describe challenges and opportunities during the mpox virus animal reservoir surveillance expedition to the Mkpot community in Nigeria, a remote enclave in the heart of the Cross River rainforest that is replete with viral and ecological footprints. Anecdotal evidence of mpox in Mkpot and adjoining villages, and the absence of domestic animals where wild animal hunting and consumption is intense, suggests potential spillover of infections at the human-animal interface, requiring active surveillance and monitoring.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2025. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. All rights reserved. For commercial re-use, please contact reprints@oup.com for reprints and translation rights for reprints. All other permissions can be obtained through our RightsLink service via the Permissions link on the article page on our site-for further information please contact journals.permissions@oup.com.)
ISSN:1878-3503
DOI:10.1093/trstmh/traf085