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Portable molecular diagnostic platform for rapid point-of-care detection of mpox and other diseases

Nature Communications
The World Health Organization’s designation of mpox as a public health emergency of international concern in August 2024 underscores the urgent need for effective diagnostic solutions to combat this escalating threat.
Matthew L. Cavuto, Kenny Malpartida-Cardenas, Ivana Pennisi, Marcus J. Pond, Sohail Mirza, Nicolas Moser, Mark Comer, Isobel Stokes, Lucy Eke, Sian Lant, Katarzyna M. Szostak-Lipowicz, Luca Miglietta, Oliver W. Stringer, Katerina-Theresa Mantikas, Rebecca P. Sumner, Frances Bolt, Shiranee Sriskandan, Alison Holmes, Pantelis Georgiou, David O. Ulaeto, Carlos Maluquer de Motes, Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano   +21 more
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Mpox Diagnosis, Behavioral Risk Modification, and Vaccination Uptake among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men, United Kingdom, 2022 [PDF]

During the 2022 multicountry mpox outbreak, the United Kingdom identified cases beginning in May. UK cases increased in June, peaked in July, then rapidly declined after September 2022.
Brown, JRG, Enayat, Q, Hughes, G, Jayes, D, Mercer, CH, Mohammed, H, Ogaz, D, Phillips, D, Reid, D, Saunders, J, Wilkie, R   +10 more
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Clinical Manifestations of an Outbreak of Monkeypox Virus in Captive Chimpanzees in Cameroon, 2016 [PDF]

Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is a re-emerging virus of global concern. An outbreak of Clade I MPXV affected 20 captive chimpanzees in Cameroon in 2016. We describe the epidemiology, virology, phylogenetics, and clinical progression of this outbreak.
Brien, Stephanie C, Doty, Jeffrey B, Feussom, Jean Marc K, LeBreton, Matthew, Matheny, Audrey, Mauldin, Matthew R, McCollum, Andrea M, Missoup, Alain D, Morgan, Clint N, Mouiche, Moctar M M, Nkom, Felix, Nwobegahay, Julius, Pieracci, Emily G, Ritter, Jana M, Tafon, Bibila G, Takuo, Jean Michel, Tamoufe, Ubald, Wade, Abel, Wilkins, Kimberly   +18 more
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Exploring monkeypox virus proteins and rapid detection techniques

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Monkeypox (mpox) is an infectious disease caused by the mpox virus and can potentially lead to fatal outcomes. It resembles infections caused by viruses from other families, challenging identification.
Kamila Sagdat, Assel Batyrkhan, Damira Kanayeva   +2 more
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Exploring the Potential Treatment for Mpox

Acta Medica Indonesiana
Monkeypox (Mpox) is a virus that originally infected only animals. Caused by the monkeypox virus, this infection presents with symptoms similar to smallpox.
Kevin Kevin, Robert Sinto, Leonard Nainggolan, Adeline Pasaribu, Sharifah Shakinah, Khie Chen Lie   +5 more
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Healthcare Professionals’ Knowledge and Gaps in Understanding Mpox and its Management [PDF]

As a re-emerging zoonotic disease, mpox poses substantial public health challenges due to its transmission potential and the severity of clinical symptoms.
Macato, John Carlo, Peñaflorida, Jungee, Valenzuela, Leandra Lee   +2 more
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Mpox (monkeypox) risk and mortality associated with HIV infection: a national case-control study in Nigeria. [PDF]

BMJ Glob Health, 2023
Yinka-Ogunleye A, Dalhat M, Akinpelu A, Aruna O, Garba F, Ahmad A, Adeleye A, Botson I, Oluwafemi B, Ogunbode O, Amao L, Ekripo U, Aliyu GG, Adetifa I, Ihekweazu C, Abubakar I.   +15 more
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Mpox unveiled: Global epidemiology, treatment advances, and prevention strategies

One Health
Mpox (monkeypox), caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV), is a zoonotic disease from the Poxviridae family, closely related to smallpox. It presents with high fever, rash, and pustules, with human-to-human transmission first reported in the Democratic ...
Anna Bogacka, Agnieszka Wroczynska, Weronika Rymer, Paweł Grzesiowski, Ravi Kant, Maciej Grzybek, Miłosz Parczewski   +6 more
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'Monkeypox, where is your rage?': The racialization, sexualization, and securitization of global health [PDF]

With the purposes of identifying the underlying challenges of global and public health governance of outbreaks, this paper explores three key themes that emerged in response to the 2022 mpox epidemic: the belated change of disease nomenclature from ...
Atuk, Tankut, Cannon, Francesca
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Health Belief Model, Demographic, and Sexual Behavioral Factors Associated with Mpox Vaccination Among Men who have Sex with Men [PDF]

The mpox virus outbreak (formerly known as monkeypox) in the United States created an urgent need to inform vaccination acceptance and uptake interventions.
Hubach, Randolph Duane, Owens, Christopher   +1 more
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