Abstract
In May 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) was informed of a confirmed case of monkeypox (MPOX) caused by the Monkeypox virus (MPXV) in the United Kingdom, followed by a rapid spread of the disease to other countries. Until November 2024, 117,663 cases had been confirmed worldwide, 13,236 of which were in Brazil alone. Transmission of MPXV typically occurs between people or wild ani…