Preparedness of Eastern Mediterranean countries in view of monkeypox emergence during the COVID-19 pandemic: A call for action

Affiliations

• ¹ Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt. Electronic address: ramadan.med_2587@med.kfs.edu.eg.
• ² Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; Faculty of Medicine, Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia.
• ³ Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
• ⁴ Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; M Abdur Rahim Medical College, Dinajpur, Bangladesh.
• ⁵ Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.
• ⁶ Global Research Group (GRG), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan.
• ⁷ Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.