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. 2022 Jun 29;49:102398. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102398

Table-2.

Examples of the monkeypox virus spread in non-African countries through air travel.

Sl. No. Monkeypox spread by air travel (name of the countries) Year of spread Remark Reference
1 From Nigeria to UK September 2018 Two cases monkeypox were diagnosed in South West England who were traveled from Nigeria to the UK [17]
2 From Nigeria to Singapore May 2019 One Nigerian were diagnosed as monkeypox infected after two days of arrival in Singapore [17]
3 From Nigeria to Israel October 2018 38-year individual Israel was detected as monkeypox infected [18]
4 From Nigeria to USA July 2021 One USA citizen who traveled from Nigeria to the United States was the confirmed case of monkeypox in human [19]
5 From Nigeria to USA November 2021 A international traveler who traveled from Nigeria to Maryland, USA was detected afterwards as monkeypox virus infected [20]