Mpox in East Africa: Confronting a public health emergency

• Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, MD,
• Najib Isse Dirie, PhD,
• Olalekan John Okesanya, MPH,
• Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno, III, PhD

Affiliations

Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, MD

Department of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, SIMAD Univeristy, Mogadishu, Somalia; Corresponding address: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia.

Najib Isse Dirie, PhD

Department of Urology, Dr. Sumait Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia

Olalekan John Okesanya, MPH

Department of Public Health and Maritime Transport, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece

Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno, III, PhD

Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Department of Research and Development, Biliran Province State University, Naval, Philippines; Department of Research and Innovation, Southern Leyte State University, Sogod, Philippines