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 |
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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] |