Mpox has been silently circulating in non-mpox-endemic nations for 20 years, according to new study
In a recent study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers described the evolution of the mpox virus (MPXV) before the 2022 ...
Tag: Monkeypox
Reports of Mpox disease following recent vaccination
Almost 21,000 cases of Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, have been reported in Europe as of November 22, 2022. Despite ...
Vaccine MVA-BN shows consistent, robust immunogenicity and safety results
A recent article published in the journal Vaccine describes the results of a phase III clinical trial that showed consistent immunogenicity for ...
Mpox virus from Clade 2b is the least virulent strain according to new study
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers used the CAST/EiJ mouse model to test whether genetic ...
Modeling study offers a road map for public health to maximize the impact of monkeypox vaccines
A modeling study to explore optimal allocation of vaccines against monkeypox virus (MPXV) provides a road map for public health ...
WHO‒recommended alcohol-based hand rub formulations show efficacy against Monkeypox virus
In a recent study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers demonstrated the efficacy of two World Health Organization (WHO)‒recommended alcohol-based ...
Exploring the effect of herd immunity on monkeypox outbreak sizes
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers illustrated the baseline trajectory of the monkeypox virus (MPXV) ...
Black, Hispanic MSM disproportionately affected by monkeypox
A recent study published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report described the epidemiologic characteristics of the monkeypox (MPX) outbreak ...
Thousands of experts hired to aid public health departments are losing their jobs
As covid-19 raged, roughly 4,000 highly skilled epidemiologists, communication specialists, and public health nurses were hired by a nonprofit tied ...
Mouth ulcer as first sign of monkeypox virus infection
Recent infection with monkeypox virus can initially present with very few pronounced clinical symptoms and lacking signs of infection, and ...