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Epidemiology of mpox: Focus on men with HIV

Heliyon, 2023
The 2022 mpox outbreak is the first ever report of worldwide spread of cases. Integrated knowledge on the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of mpox are limited. This study was conducted to shed light on the epidemiology of 2022 mpox outbreak.
Nadim Sharif, Shuvra Kanti Dey
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Knowledge of Human Mpox (Monkeypox) and Attitude towards Mpox Vaccination among Male Sex Workers in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Vaccines, 2023
Background: Re-emerging human mpox (previously known as monkeypox) is spreading around the world. According to existing studies, the current mpox pandemic mainly affects men who have sex with men (MSM), including male sex workers (MSW).
Yuanyi Chen, Yuwei Li, Leiwen Fu, Xinyi Zhou, Xinsheng Wu, Bingyi Wang, Xin Peng, Yinghui Sun, Qi Liu, Yi-Fan Lin, Yinguang Fan, Hongbo Jiang, Xiaojun Meng, Huachun Zou   +13 more
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Knowledge of mpox and its determinants among the healthcare personnel in Arabic regions: A multi-country cross-sectional study

New Microbes and New Infections, 2023
Background & aim: The monkeypox virus (MPXV), an Orthopoxvirus family member, is the zoonotic agent that causes mpox (formerly known as monkeypox). The ongoing mpox pandemic has caused cases across continents involving 110 countries. This study aimed
Sarya Swed, Haidara Bohsas, Muhammad Mainuddin Patwary, Hidar Alibrahim, Amine Rakab, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan, Wael Hafez, Noheir A.I. Hassan, Sheikh Shoib, Mohamed Elsayed, Bisher Sawaf, Mhd Kutaiba Albuni, Elias Battikh, Gihan mustafa kamal Mohamed, Adel AlBozom, Ebrahim Shaddad, Sherihan fathey, Mila Nu Nu Htay, Sanjit Sah, Ivan Cherrez-Ojeda, Aroop Mohanty, Bijaya Kumar Padhi, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Aravind Gandhi P, Ranjit Sah   +24 more
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Rapidly developed, optimized, and applied wastewater surveillance system for real-time monitoring of low-incidence, high-impact MPOX outbreak

Journal of Water and Health, 2023
Recent MPOX viral resurgences have mobilized public health agencies around the world. Recognizing the significant risk of MPOX outbreaks, large-scale human testing, and immunization campaigns have been initiated by local, national, and global public ...
Chandler H. Wong, Zhihao Zhang, Walaa Eid, Julio Plaza-Diaz, Pervez Kabir, Shen Wan, Jian-Jun Jia, Elisabeth Mercier, Ocean Thakali, Lakshmi Pisharody, Nada Hegazy, Sean E. Stephenson, Wanting Fang, Tram B. Nguyen, Nathan T. Ramsay, R. Michael McKay, Ryland Corchis-Scott, Alex E. MacKenzie, Tyson E. Graber, Patrick M. D’ Aoust, Robert Delatolla   +20 more
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Mpox infection investigation using multiplexed syndromic diagnostics: Evaluation of an AusDiagnostics multiplexed tandem PCR (MT-PCR) syndromic panel

Journal of Clinical Virology Plus, 2023
Background: Detection of mpox virus during investigation of viral vesicular rash illness is required to identify mpox infection. Objectives: This study evaluated the performance of a research-use-only (RUO) AusDiagnostics MT-PCR syndromic assay ...
M.J. Pond, J. Al-Mufti, P. Madona, M.A. Crone, K.G. Laing, R.S. Hale, D. Muir, P. Randell   +7 more
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Evaluation of Mpox Knowledge, Stigma, and Willingness to Vaccinate for Mpox: Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey Among Sexual and Gender Minorities

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2023
BackgroundThe 2022 multicountry mpox outbreak positioned the condition as a public health emergency of international concern. By May 2023, Brazil ranked second globally in the cumulative number of mpox cases and deaths. The higher
Thiago Silva Torres, Mayara Secco Torres Silva, Carolina Coutinho, Brenda Hoagland, Emilia Moreira Jalil, Sandra Wagner Cardoso, Julio Moreira, Monica Avelar Magalhaes, Paula Mendes Luz, Valdilea G Veloso, Beatriz Grinsztejn   +10 more
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Rapid and sensitive one-tube detection of mpox virus using RPA-coupled CRISPR-Cas12 assay

Cell Reports: Methods, 2023
Summary: Mpox is caused by a zoonotic virus belonging to the Orthopoxvirus genus and the Poxviridae family. In this study, we develop a recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA)-coupled CRISPR-Cas12a detection assay for the mpox virus.
Fei Zhao, Yamei Hu, Zhangling Fan, Baoying Huang, Liang Wei, Yu Xie, Yu Huang, Shan Mei, Liming Wang, Lingwa Wang, Bin Ai, Jugao Fang, Chen Liang, Fengwen Xu, Wenjie Tan, Fei Guo   +15 more
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Early Identification of Mpox Clinical Features and Its Significance for Epidemic Control [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
Recently, a new sub-branch Ⅰb of Mpox virus (MPXV) has triggered a new round of Mpox outbreak. 2024-08-14, Mpox was once again classified as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) by the WHO.
WU Yu, SHANG Weijing, LIU Min, LIANG Wannian
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Perception of and Vaccine Readiness towards Mpox among Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Vaccines, 2023
Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV make up the majority of cases in the current Mpox outbreak. We aimed to investigate the perception of and vaccine readiness towards Mpox among MSM living with HIV in China.
Leiwen Fu, Yinghui Sun, Yuwei Li, Bingyi Wang, Luoyao Yang, Tian Tian, Xinsheng Wu, Xin Peng, Qi Liu, Yuanyi Chen, Yi-Fan Lin, Hui Li, Xiaojun Meng, Huachun Zou   +13 more
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Epidemiological characteristics and transmission dynamics of mpox in Bujumbura, Burundi, 2024

Journal of Infection and Public Health
Background: In Africa, the transmission of Monkeypox (mpox), especially in countries that were initially unaffected, including Burundi, is still inefficiently reported.
John Otokoye Otshudiema, Liliane Nkengurutse, Godefroid Kamwenubusa, Issa Diallo, Aimable Sibomana, Odette Nsavyimana, Stanislas Harakandi, Jean Claude Mbonicura, Jean Claude Nkurunziza, Fidèle Cishahayo, Dieudonné Niyongere, Bonite Havyarimana, Déo Simbarariye, Marc Nimburanira, Bosco Ntiranyibagira, Armel Bitaneza, Quentine Irankunda, Alice Bella Kanyange, Benoit Nikoyandemye, Stany Nduwimana, Freddy Nyabenda, Olivier Kamatari, Sonia Irambona, Alexis Niyomwungere, Jim Thierry Ntwari, Abdoulaye Bousso, Samuel Boland, Otim Patrick Cossy Ramadan, Rosamund Lewis, Alimuddin Zumla, Joseph Nyandwi   +30 more
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