Qualitative assessment of the risk to the UK human population of monkeypox infection in a canine, feline, mustelid, lagomorph or rodent UK pet, su gov.uk, 27 maggio 2022. URL consultato il 3 giugno 2022.
«Do environmental conditions in the UK support the natural reservoirs or vectors of disease? Outcome: yes. Quality of evidence: satisfactory. Various animal species have been identified as susceptible to MPXV. Rodents are considered natural reservoirs of infection, including rope squirrels, [...]»