International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-78021412202404084142ENPrivate Academic Consultant, Bangkok1 Department of Biological Science, Joseph Ayobaalola University, Ikeji‑Arakeji, Nigeria, 2 Department of Community Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil University, Pune, Maharashtra, India, 3 Department of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis20240408<p>Dear Editor, In addition to the well‑known pox infections, new zoonotic pox diseases have emerged, and they are now a global concern. Monkey pox has expanded across Europe as a result of its widespread outbreak, posing a severe public health risk. Monkey pox is an uncommon pox infection that has resurfaced due to zoonosis.</p><p> </p><p><span class="ej-journal-name" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500; color: #3b3030; font-family: 'Fira Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">International Journal of Preventive Medicine<span> </span></span><span id="ej-journal-date-volume-issue-pg" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #3b3030; font-family: 'Fira Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><a style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #005b92; text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;" href="https://journals.lww.com/ijom/toc/2023/12000">14():130, December 2023.</a></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #3b3030; font-family: 'Fira Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span> </span>|<span> </span></span><span class="ej-journal-doi" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500; color: #3b3030; font-family: 'Fira Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">DOI:<span> </span></span><span style="color: #3b3030; font-family: 'Fira Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_189_22</span></p><p> </p><p>Corresponding Author: Dr. Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip</p><p>E‑mail: rujitika@gmail.com</p><p>You can also search for this author in: <a title="PubMed" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%28%28Rujittika+Mungmunpuntipantip%5BAuthor%5D%29+AND+%28Private+Academic+Consultant%5BAffiliation%5D%29%29">PubMed</a>  <a title="Google Scholar" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&amp;as_sdt=0%2C5&amp;q=Rujittika+Mungmunpuntipantip&amp;oq=Rujittika+Mungmunpuntipantip">Google Scholar</a></p>http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/2886http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/2886/717718727