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Mpox: Keep it on the differential

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 2023
In its current global outbreak, mpox has exhibited several novel clinical presentations that clinicians should be aware of so they can recognize it if they see it. Although the case rate has decreased, mpox could linger at a low rate or resurface in other populations and thus should remain in the differential diagnosis in patients presenting with ...
Sara L, Clemens, Stuart N, Isaacs
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Mpox: Risks and approaches to prevention

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2023
Since early May 2022, an outbreak due to Mpox virus (formerly called monkeypox) has occurred in many countries around the world. On July 23, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak 'Public Health Emergency of International Concern'. In order to combat the outbreak, it is important to have effective infection prevention and control plans ...
Fatma Amer, Hend E.S. Khalil, Mohammed Elahmady, Nissreen E. ElBadawy, Wafaa Ahmed Zahran, Moustafa Abdelnasser, Alfonso J. Rodríguez-Morales, Ahmed A. Wegdan, Rehab M.Elsaid Tash   +8 more
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Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Mpox Patients Attending an STD Clinic in Lisbon [PDF]

, 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Human Monkeypox—an Emerging Zoonotic Disease and a Global Threat)Mpox is a viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus, which marked the year of 2022 with a global outbreak.
Cid Brito, Margarida, Cordeiro, Rita, Lopes de Carvalho, Isabel, Nuncio, M.S., Pelerito, Ana   +4 more
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Knowledge about, attitudes toward and acceptance and predictors of intention to receive the mpox vaccine among cancer patients in China: A cross-sectional survey

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
This study aimed to investigate the knowledge about, attitudes toward, and acceptance and predictors of receiving the mpox vaccine among Chinese cancer patients. Patients were selected using a convenience sampling method.
Jie Ding, Xing-Chen Liu, Jing Hong, Qing-Mei Zhang, Xiao-Wan Xu, Yi-Qun Liu, Chao-Qin Yu   +6 more
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The Role of Public Health Interventions and Control Measures During Mpox Outbreaks: Enhancing Strategies for Disease Prevention and Management [PDF]

Public Health Chall
This paper highlights key public health interventions and control strategies implemented during mpox outbreaks, emphasizing early detection, targeted prevention, and the role of vaccination and education in mitigating disease transmission. ABSTRACT Mpox (formerly—monkeypox) is the second viral pit break after COVID‐19.
Faheem M, Khan A, Faheem Q, Ain H, Imam W, Aimen Y, Ahmed R.   +6 more
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A comprehensive review of monkeypox virus and mpox characteristics

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is the etiological agent of monkeypox (mpox), a zoonotic disease. MPXV is endemic in the forested regions of West and Central Africa, but the virus has recently spread globally, causing outbreaks in multiple non-endemic countries ...
Emmanuel Alakunle, Daniel Kolawole, Diana Diaz-Cánova, Faith Alele, O. Adegboye, U. Moens, M. I. Okeke   +6 more
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Behavioral Intention of Receiving Monkeypox Vaccination and Undergoing Monkeypox Testing and the Associated Factors Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: Large Cross-Sectional Study

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
BackgroundThe worldwide human monkeypox (mpox) outbreak in 2022 mainly affected men who have sex with men (MSM). In China, young men who have sex with men (YMSM) were at a potential high risk of mpox infection due to their sexual ...
Sitong Luo, Kedi Jiao, Yuhang Zhang, Yutong Xu, Jingtao Zhou, Siwen Huang, Yan Li, Yongkang Xiao, Wei Ma, Lin He, Xianlong Ren, Zhen Dai, Jiaruo Sun, Qingyu Li, Feng Cheng, Wannian Liang   +15 more
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School‐based interventions on Mpox:A scoping review [PDF]

, 2023
Background and AimsThe 2022 multicountry mpox outbreak necessitated the declaration of mpox as a public health emergency. This is the first time a wide mpox spread and human-to-human transmission are recorded in several countries outside West and Central
Aminu, Kafayat, Amzat, Jimoh, Egbedina, Eyinade A., Kanmodi, Kehinde k.   +3 more
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Mpox: An Overview of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Public Health Implications

Journal of Clinical Medicine
Mpox, caused by viruses of the genus Orthopoxvirus, is an emerging threat to human and animal health. With increasing urbanization and more frequent interaction between humans and wild animals, the risk of Mpox transmission to humans has increased ...
Francesco Branda, Chiara Romano, Massimo Ciccozzi, M. Giovanetti, Fabio Scarpa, Alessandra Ciccozzi, A. Maruotti   +6 more
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Mpox knowledge and vaccination hesitancy among healthcare workers in Beijing, China: A cross-sectional survey

Vaccine: X
Background: Mpox, one of the most serious threats to global health, is now being seen in small but rising numbers in Beijing, China. Our study aimed to investigate healthcare workers’ (HCWs) knowledge of Mpox and to explore reasons associated with their ...
Yuan Yang, Weijie Zhang, Baihui Han, Han Meng, Jiaqi Wang, Ke Wu, Leiwen Fu, Bingyi Wang, Xiaohong Jiang, Qian Li, Zhiyuan Xu, Ye Zhang, Xiao Qi, Huachun Zou   +13 more
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