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KMID : 1143420220150402683
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Public Health Weekly Report
2022 Volume.15 No. 40 p.2683 ~ p.2692
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Monkeypox Virus: Characteristics and Laboratory Diagnosis
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Lee Min-Ji
Kim Jin-Won
Shin Hwa-Chul
Choi Myung-Min
Choi Chi-Hwan
Rhie Gi-Eun
Yi Hwa-Jung
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Monkeypox virus, Laboratory diagnosis
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