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Challenges and Ongoing Actions to Address the Mpox Emergency in Africa

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4580 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 10, 2024
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Accepted on: Oct 28, 2024
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Published on: Nov 15, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2024 Faraan O. Rahim, Mosoka Fallah, Urvish Jain, Eugene T. Richardson, Nicaise Ndembi, Ngashi Ngongo, Jean Kaseya, published by Ubiquity Press
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