PHWR Public Health Weekly Report

Vol.15 No.40, October 06, 2022 Article TypeEditorialOriginal ArticlesQuickStats

• Editorial 2022-10-06

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  Reform of Public Health Weekly Report

  Bo Youl Choi

  Public Health Weekly Report 2022; 15(40): 2681-2682 https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2022.15.40.2681

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• Original Articles 2022-10-06

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  Monkeypox Virus: Characteristics and Laboratory Diagnosis

  Minji Lee, Jin-Won Kim, Hwachul Shin, Myung-Min Choi, Chi-Hwan Choi, Hwajung Yi, Gi-Eun Rhie*

  Public Health Weekly Report 2022; 15(40): 2683-2692 https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2022.15.40.2683

  

  

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  Monkeypox, a zoonotic infectious disease, was endemic to Central and West Africa. Since May 2022, monkeypox has occurred in non-endemic regions in more than 80 countries. On July 23, the World Health Organization declared the global the monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern ( PHEIC). The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) designated monkeypox as a second-class infectious disease in June 2022. The KDCA has been placed on high alert over monkeypox after the first confirmed case in June. Because the symptoms of monkeypox virus are similar to those of other poxviruses or other infectious diseases, it is difficult to diagnose it accurately clinical symptoms alone. Therefore, rapid and accurate laboratory diagnosis plays an essential role in controlling the outbreak of monkeypox.

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  Trends in Prevalence of Obesity, 2011–2020

  Public Health Weekly Report 2022; 15(40): 2693-2694 https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2022.15.40.2693

  

  

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