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Mpox in Young Woman with No Epidemiologic Risk Factors, Massachusetts, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
We describe a case of mpox characterized by a circularly distributed facial rash but no identified risk factors. Fomite transmission of monkeypox virus from contaminated linen at a massage spa was suspected.
Mark J. Siedner, John Trinidad, Cesar G. Berto, Catherine M. Brown, Lawrence C. Madoff, Ellen H. Lee, Maryam Iqbal, Olivia Samson, John Albin, Sarah E. Turbett, Olivia Davies, Daniela Kroshinsky, David Hooper, Elizabeth Hohmann, Kevin Ard, Erica S. Shenoy   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Global Monkeypox (Mpox) Outbreak: A Comprehensive Review

Vaccines, 2023
Monkeypox (Mpox) is a contagious illness that is caused by the monkeypox virus, which is part of the same family of viruses as variola, vaccinia, and cowpox. It was first detected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1970 and has since caused sporadic cases and outbreaks in a few countries in West and Central Africa.
Shriyansh Srivastava, Sachin Kumar, Shagun Jain, Aroop Mohanty, Neeraj Thapa, Prabhat Poudel, Krishna Bhusal, Zahraa Al-qaim, Joshuan Barboza, Bijaya Padhi, Ranjit Sah   +10 more
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Incubation period and serial interval of mpox for the 2022 global outbreak compared to historical (pre-2022) estimates [PDF]

Better understanding changes to the transmission dynamics of mpox requires comparing recent estimates of key epidemiological parameters, the incubation period and serial interval, with historical data.
Akhmetzhanov, Andrei, Cheng, Hao-Yuan, Dushoff, Jonathan, Linton, Natalie, Ponce, Luis, Thompson, Robin, Toh, Wu Han   +6 more
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Clinical features and management of individuals admitted to hospital with monkeypox and associated complications across the UK: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2022
BACKGROUNDThe scale of the 2022 global mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) outbreak has been unprecedented. In less than 6 months, non-endemic countries have reported more than 67 000 cases of a disease that had previously been rare outside of Africa ...
Abouyannis, Michael, AI Payne, Brendan, Banerjee, Rishi, Beard, Katie, Beynon, William, Bhagani, Sanjay R., Bond, Helena, Bracchi, Margherita, Brown, Colin S., Callaby, Helen, Cocker, Derek, Cole, Joby, Crowe, Stewart, Cusack, Tomas Paul, Dunning, Jake, Elliott, Ivo AM, Fink, Douglas L., Fletcher, Tom, Gkrania-Klotsas, Effrossyni, Gould, Susie, Harrison, Thomas, Heskin, Jospeh, Hodgson, Bethany, Hopkins, Susan, Jacobs, Nathan, Johnson, Leann, Jones, Imogen, Lamb, Lucy E., Lee, Simon F.K., Lester, Rebecca, Lewis, Joe, Lewthwaite, Penny, Lim, Eleanor Y., Luintel, Akish, Milligan, Iain, Milligan, Iain D., Mody, Nisha, Moores, Rachel C., O'Hara, Geraldine, Payne, Lara, Peters, Joanna R., Quartey, John, Rampling, Tommy, Rathish, Balram, Rimmer, Stephanie, Rodger, Alison J., Sturdy, Ann, Whittington, Ashley, Wingfield, Tom, Woolley, Stephen D.   +49 more
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Characterization of the Monkeypox Virus [MPX]-Specific Immune Response in MPX-Cured Individuals Using Whole Blood to Monitor Memory Response [PDF]

Background: Monkeypox (Mpox) is a zoonotic disease caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV), an Orthopoxvirus (OPXV). Since we are observing the first MPXV outbreak outside the African continent, the general population probably does not have a pre-existing ...
Cuzzi G., De Marco P., Goletti D., Grifoni A., Maggi F., Matusali G., Navarra A., Nicastri E., Petruccioli E., Pierelli L., Salmi A., Sbarra S., Sette A., Vita S.   +13 more
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Variations in National Surveillance Reporting for Mpox Virus : A Comparative Analysis in 32 Countries [PDF]

, 2023
Objectives: Case Reporting and Surveillance (CRS) are crucial to combat the global spread of the Monkeypox virus (Mpox). To support CRS, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released standardized case definitions for suspected, probable, confirmed ...
De Jesus Cipriano Flores, Gabriela, Dias Silva Dutra Macedo, Grabriela, Jain, Nityanand, Kapparath, Sreerag, Katagi, Dimitra, Panag, Deepkanwar Singh, Reinis, Aigars, Rodrigo Diaz Villa, Gonzalo, Sert, Zilfi, Yeche, Mathieu, Yusveni Velazquez Merida, Saydi   +10 more
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Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with human monkeypox infection in Zhejiang Province, China, 2023

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundMonkeypox (Mpox), a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV), is endemic in parts of Central and West Africa. Since 2022, an outbreak of the Mpox infection emerged in several non-endemic countries, posing a potential threat to ...
Xuguang Shi, Ying Liu, Rong Zhang, Jiangping Ren, Song Guo, Zhen Wang, Jimin Sun   +6 more
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Monkeypox and sex: Sexual orientations and encounters are key factors to consider

Health Science Reports, 2023
Background and Aims The monkeypox (mpox) virus was endemic to some African countries that have recently spread worldwide creating multicountry outbreaks outside of Africa. This most current mpox outbreak is caused by a variety of factors.
Md. Rabiul Islam, Delruba Tabassum Nowshin, Md. Robin Khan, Mohammad Shahriar, Mohiuddin Ahmed Bhuiyan   +4 more
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Local Responses to Limits on U.S. Public Health Authority During the COVID‐19 Emergency

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Public health has become politicized in the U.S. Though research shows that limiting public health authority during emergency response puts community wellbeing and health outcomes at risk, during the COVID‐19 emergency (2020–2021), some U.S. state policymakers limited the disease‐preventing actions local public health agencies could take. This
Genevive R. Meredith, Xue Zhang, Zachary M. Batterman, Hannah M. Morris, Zhiwei Chen, Mah Liqa, Mildred E. Warner   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clade I or clade II? Targeting essential viral genes to differentiate monkeypox virus clades by multiplex real-time PCR

Frontiers in Public Health
The increasing incidence and global spread of mpox have prompted the World Health Organization to twice declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
William S. Probert, Alex Espinosa, Jill K. Hacker   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source