Zambia's first Mpox case: An emerging challenge in Southern Africa amid a global health crisis

• Rodrigue Ndabashinze,
• Benjamin Wafula Simiyu,
• Sanjit Sah,
• Rachana Mehta,
• Ganesh Bushi,
• Ashok Kumar Balaraman,
• Sakshi Pandey,
• Manvinder Brar,
• Amogh Verma

Affiliations

Rodrigue Ndabashinze

University of Burundi, Bujumbura, Burundi

Benjamin Wafula Simiyu

Corresponding author. MBChB Uzima University, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine Kisumu, Kenya.; Uzima University, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine Kisumu, Kenya

Sanjit Sah

SR Sanjeevani Hospital, Kalyanpur, Siraha, 56517, Nepal; Department of Paediatrics, Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, 411018, Maharashtra, India; Department of Public Health Dentistry, Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, 411018, Maharashtra, India

Rachana Mehta

Clinical Microbiology, RDC, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Haryana, 121004, India; Dr. Lal PathLabs - Nepal, Chandol-4, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, 44600, Nepal

Ganesh Bushi

Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India

Ashok Kumar Balaraman

Research and Enterprise, University of Cyberjaya, Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000, Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Sakshi Pandey

Centre of Research Impact and Outcome, Chitkara University, Rajpura, 140417, Punjab, India

Manvinder Brar

Chitkara Centre for Research and Development, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, 174103, India

Amogh Verma

Department of Internal Medicine, Rama Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India; Medicos In Research, Nautanwa, UP 273164, India