Responding to Mpox: Global outbreak, research innovations, and therapeutic strategies
In August 2024, the WHO declared Mpox (formerly known as Monkeypox) a global health emergency due to rising Clade I ...
Tag: Smallpox
State COVID-19 vaccine mandates increased vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in 2021
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated the relationship between state coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination ...
New deadly strain of mpox found in DRC could spread exponentially among humans
Concerns are growing about an outbreak of deadly mpox caused by a novel, sexually transmitted strain of the virus ...
Epidemic: Bodies remember what was done to them
Global fears of overpopulation in the '60s and '70s helped fuel India's campaign to slow population growth. Health workers tasked ...
Monkeypox mimics smallpox vaccine's immune response, new study reveals
A study published in the journal Nature Communications finds that monkeypox (MPOX) infection induces a similar anti-viral antibody response as ...
Structure of protein methyltransferase from the monkeypox virus deciphered
Scientists from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry in Prague have deciphered the structure of the protein methyltransferase from ...
CDC recommendations and clinical considerations for the treatment of severe Mpox
In a recent article published in the United States (U.S.) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ...
The effectiveness of respiratory interventions and case isolation measures in reducing or preventing the transmission of mpox in humans
*Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide ...
Characterization of anti-orthopoxvirus antibody response in general population and gay men
A team of China-based scientists has recently estimated and compared the levels of anti-mpox and anti-vaccinia antibodies in gay men ...
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 ...
