Is it possible that arthropods could be an accidental reservoir for the outbreak of mpox virus in 2022?

• Ismaeil Alizadeh,
• Maryam Shafaati,
• Milad Zandi

Affiliations

Ismaeil Alizadeh

Department of Vector Biology and Control, Faculty of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

Maryam Shafaati

Department of Microbiology, Faculty Science, Jahrom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran; Occupational Sleep Research, Baharloo Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

Milad Zandi

Corresponding author. Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.; Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran