free Monkeypox: Epidemiology, preparedness and response for African outbreak contexts

Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease, caused by monkeypox virus, recognized as the most important orthopoxvirus infection after the eradication of smallpox.

This course offers public health officers and health workers in-depth information to understand the epidemiology, modes of transmission, clinical presentation, diagnostics, and treatment of monkeypox, as well as the strategies needed for effective prevention and outbreak investigation and response.

Overview: Monkeypox mainly occurs in forested rural areas in central and Western Africa. Since the cessation of smallpox vaccination, the rising incidence of reported cases and outbreaks are raising concerns about the future spread of the disease. Despite higher risks in endemic areas, monkeypox remains under-recognized and underreported. Optimal supportive care is critical to improve the clinical course of monkeypox and avoid the most severe complications for persons affected.

Course duration: Approximately 3 hours.

Certificates: A Record of Achievement will be available to participants who score at least 80% of the total points available in the course assessment.Participants who receive a Record of Achievement can also download an Open Badge for this course. 

Monkeypox: Epidemiology, preparedness and response for African outbreak contexts Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease, caused by monkeypox virus, recognized as the most important orthopoxvirus infection after the eradication of smallpox.

This course offers public health officers and health workers in-depth information to understand the epidemiology, modes of transmission, clinical presentation, diagnostics, and treatment of monkeypox, as well as the strategies needed for effective prevention and outbreak investigation and response.

The content and scope of this course on monkeypox have been tailored for outbreaks in African countries where the disease is endemic. The course material was last updated in 2021 and may not reflect most recent WHO guidance issued for the multi-country outbreak in 2022.

Self-paced

Language: English

Intermediate (Intermediaire), Monkeypox

Course information

This course is also available in the following languages:Français - Spanish - English 

Overview: Monkeypox mainly occurs in forested rural areas in central and Western Africa. Since the cessation of smallpox vaccination, the rising incidence of reported cases and outbreaks are raising concerns about the future spread of the disease. Despite higher risks in endemic areas, monkeypox remains under-recognized and underreported. Optimal supportive care is critical to improve the clinical course of monkeypox and avoid the most severe complications for persons affected.

Course duration: Approximately 3 hours.

Certificates: A Record of Achievement will be available to participants who score at least 80% of the total points available in the course assessment.Participants who receive a Record of Achievement can also download an Open Badge for this course. Click here to learn how.

Please note that a short introductory overview of monkeypox is also available in English and French.

This e-learning course was prepared by the following WHO personnel: Rosamund Lewis, Alexandra Hill, Nohelly Nombela, Bernard Onoja and Nikola Sklenovska, with the additional support of Melinda Frost, Marta Lado, Alice Simniceanu, Tieble Traore, Maria Van Kerkhove and Karin Von Eije. WHO wishes to thank the following partners for their contributions and technical support: Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Dimie Ogoina, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Bayelsa, Nigeria; Adesola Ogunleye, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Nigeria; Jake Dunning, University of Oxford, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Jeffrey Doty, Andrea McCollum and Brett Peterson, the United States (USA) Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. WHO wishes to thank Neting, The E-learning Solution, for support in putting together this package.

What you'll learn

Describe the monkeypox virus, the disease it causes, modes of transmission, ecology and geographical distribution;

Describe the clinical presentation of monkeypox, diagnostic tests and appropriate handling and shipment of biological specimens;

Describe treatment and care of patients and infection prevention and control practices;

Explain how to conduct a monkeypox outbreak investigation and mount an effective response; and

Explain how to mount an effective response to a monkeypox outbreak.

Who this course is for

This animated course in four modules aims to provide public health professionals, policy-makers and health workers in endemic areas with information and resources to prevent, detect, and treat monkeypox, ensure optimal patient care and infection prevention and control, and to mount an effective outbreak investigation and response.

Course contents

Module 1: Introduction to monkeypox:

Module 2: Clinical diagnosis, surveillance and laboratory investigation:

Module 3: Case management and infection prevention and control:

Module 4: Outbreak management:

Certificate Requirements

Gain a Record of Achievement by earning at least 80% of the maximum number of points from all graded assignments

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Mr.Raghvendra Singh Solanki

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