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Monkeypox: a new threat for healthcare and urology?

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Received: 18 August 2024
Published: 2 October 2024
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Monkeypox is an emerging zoonotic viral disease caused by the Monkeypox virus, traditionally confined to central and west Africa, which has recently spread to other regions worldwide, making it a global health concern...

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Monkeypox: a new threat for healthcare and urology?. (2024). Archivio Italiano Di Urologia E Andrologia, 96(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2024.12936