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Emergence and public health implications of the Akhmeta virus: Insights and recommendations

Abstract
Global health concerns have arisen following the discovery and emergence of the Akhmeta virus (AKMV) in Georgia. The first two cases of AKMV infection, a novel orthopoxvirus, in 2013, diagnosed among two cattle herders, prompted scientific research into the cause, dynamics of transmission, and clinical signs of the infection. Advancements in genomic technology, particularly regarding genomic chara...
Keywords
Public health
Political science
Virology
Medicine
Nursing



Emergence and public health implications of the Akhmeta virus: Insights and recommendations

Emergence and public health implications of the Akhmeta virus: Insights and recommendations

Abstract
Global health concerns have arisen following the discovery and emergence of the Akhmeta virus (AKMV) in Georgia. The first two cases of AKMV infection, a novel orthopoxvirus, in 2013, diagnosed among two cattle herders, prompted scientific research into the cause, dynamics of transmission, and clinical signs of the infection. Advancements in genomic technology, particularly regarding genomic chara...
Keywords
Public health
Political science
Virology
Medicine
Nursing