Monkeypox Perspective

• Risk for Mpox Resurgence Rises With the return of summer festivals, public health experts are renewing calls for mpox vaccination and prevention efforts.
  CDC Expert Commentary, May 18, 2023
• Treatment Considerations for Severe Manifestations of Mpox This report presents guidance concerning the effective use of currently available therapeutic medical countermeasures for severe mpox infection.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 17, 2023
• Possible Undetected Mpox Infection Among Homeless Persons The findings in this report suggest that undetected mpox infections might have occurred among a small percentage of persons experiencing homelessness in a large metropolitan area.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 15, 2023
• Occupational Mpox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker This report describes a case of occupationally acquired monkeypox virus infection in a healthcare worker, highlighting the potential risk for transmission.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 27, 2023
• Familial Monkeypox Virus Infection in 2 Young Children This report highlights the potential transmissibility of the monkeypox virus between family members.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 25, 2023
• Monkeypox Virus Evolution Before 2022 Outbreak What do we know about the evolution of the monkeypox virus in recent years, prior to the current outbreak?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 20, 2023
• Mpox Infection in 22-Year-Old Woman After Sexual Intercourse This case provides insight into the clinical manifestations of Mpox virus in women.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 18, 2023
• Efficient Inactivation of Monkeypox Virus by WHO The World Health Organization has provided recommendations for alcohol-based hand rub solutions that effectively inactivate the Mpox virus.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 04, 2023
• Worldwide Epidemiology of Human Mpox This paper traces the epidemiology of monkeypox from its first discovery in the DRC in 1970 through the current outbreak.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 03, 2023
• Providing Public Health Information Without Creating Stigma It is important that doctors avoid labeling their patients and instead focus their attention on behaviors, risky or otherwise, regardless of who is exhibiting them, according to one commentator.
  Medscape Public Health, March 27, 2023
• Mpox Cases Among Cisgender Women and Pregnant Persons While mpox has occurred primarily among gay, bisexual, and other MSM during the current outbreak, this report reveals that nearly 3% of infections occurred in cisgender women.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, March 22, 2023
• Characteristics of Mpox Cases From the Initial Outbreak Phase This report provides epidemiologic profiles and clinical characteristics of monkeypox cases reported to the NYC Department of Health surveillance system in the early days of the current outbreak.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, March 17, 2023
• Monkeypox After Occupational Needlestick Injury From Pustule This case highlights the potential transmission risk when utilizing sharp instruments to collect specimens for monkeypox testing.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 16, 2023
• Monkeypox Detection in Different Clinical Specimen Types What is the optimal source for monkeypox diagnostic specimen collection?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 14, 2023
• Monkeypox in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adults This analysis found that the monkeypox outbreak has disproportionately affected transgender and gender-diverse adults, particularly among ethnic minorities.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, March 13, 2023
• Myocarditis Attributable to Monkeypox Virus Infection Two patients with confirmed monkeypox virus infection developed viral myocarditis, thought to be associated with the virus.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 09, 2023
• Reduced Risk for Mpox Risk After Receipt of JYNNEOS Vaccine Evidence in this CDC report indicates that JYNNEOS vaccination provides significant protection against monkeypox after two doses.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, March 03, 2023
• FDA Approvals, Highlights, and Summaries: Family Medicine Stay current on FDA drug approvals in 2023
  Medscape, March 02, 2023
• FDA Approvals, Highlights, and Summaries Stay current on FDA drug approvals in 2023
  Medscape, March 02, 2023
• FDA Approvals, Highlights, and Summaries: Internal Medicine Stay current on FDA drug approvals in 2023
  Medscape, March 02, 2023