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Monkeypox Outbreak Reflecting Rising Search Trend and Concern in Nonendemic Countries: A Google Trend Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2022

Mohammad Jokar
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
Vahid Rahmanian*
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Torbat Jam Faculty of Medical Sciences, Torbat Jam, Iran
Kia Jahanbin
Affiliation:
Information Technology, Islamic Azad University Branch of Kerman, Iran
*
Corresponding author: Vahid Rahmanian, Email: vahid.rahmani1392@gmail.com

Abstract

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Research Letters
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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