Multi-country outbreak of mpox, External situation report#14- 19 January 2023
This is the 14th situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox, which provides details on the latest epidemiology, a special focus on genomic sequencing of monkeypox virus from around the world, an overview of the clinical and public health links between HIV and mpox and an update from the WHO African region. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
2022 human monkeypox outbreak: Clinical review and management guidance
Conclusion There are no FDA-approved treatments for monkeypox infection. Surveillance and detection of monkeypox among high-risk populations should be implemented to help understand the epidemiology of this disease. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Receipt of JYNNEOS Vaccine for Prevention of Monkeypox Receipt of JYNNEOS Vaccine for Prevention of Monkeypox
Progress has been made in increasing the proportion of Black and Hispanic persons receiving the JYNNEOS vaccine for prevention of monkeypox, according to this CDC report.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
Monkeypox Infection Resulting From an Occupational Needlestick Monkeypox Infection Resulting From an Occupational Needlestick
This report describes the first occupationally acquired monkeypox virus infection in a U.S. health care worker.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
Elevating country preparedness and readiness at the core of the mpox response in the Eastern ...
Cairo, 12 January 2023 – The spread of the mpox (monkeypox) outbreak has been limited in the Eastern Mediterranean Region with 10 countries reporting 80 laboratory-confirmed cases and one associated death, mostly correlated with a travel history to areas where the outbreak is steadily circulating.
From the very inception of the mpox outbreak in the Region, the World Health Organization (WHO) has responded to effectively enhance country preparedness and response to the newly emerging outbreak.
With the declaration of the first case in the Region in May 2022, WHO established a regional te...
Source: WHO EMRO News - January 12, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Ocular Monkeypox Ocular Monkeypox
This report describes five patients who developed ocular monkeypox, highlighting its varying clinical manifestations and the importance of prompt evaluation and treatment to prevent complications.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - January 11, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
Monkeypox Virus Has Potential to Be Sexually Transmitted
Researchers discovered monkeypox virus in primate testicular tissues. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - January 9, 2023 Category: Science Tags: Sponsored Article Source Type: news
Principles for mpox (monkeypox) control in the UK: 4 nations consensus statement
A consensus statement outlining principles for the control of mpox in healthcare and other settings in the UK. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Petri Dish: Fulcrum CEO steps down; Moderna cools on mpox vaccine
ModernaCEO Stephane Bancel doesn't see much of a market for the company's mRNA-based vaccine for mpox (formerly called "monkeypox") despite "fantastic" preclinical data. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - January 5, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Rowan Walrath Source Type: news
Eleven science stories likely to make big news in 2023
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its fourth year as a global health emergency, researchers will continue pushing to help make the disease manageable and ordinary. They will track hundreds of subvariants of Omicron, the highly transmissible but seemingly less lethal strain of SARSCoV-2 that dominated in 2022. Virologists will watch the virus’ evolution this year to see whether it has finally slowed or a more dangerous variant pops up, evading much of the immunity that humanity has built up to previous ones. Vaccine researchers hope to develop new shots that provide broad protection against a variety of coronaviruses. Ano...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 4, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
UKHSA including trans women in female monkeypox figures
Health officials have been accused of sacrificing science to political correctness by including trans women in official figures for females infected with monkeypox, now known as Mpox. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How the monkeypox outbreak revealed the path for vanquishing viruses
The disease's decline revealed the power of public health to quash threats when politics and science align and a community mobilizes to protect its own. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - December 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Fenit Nirappil Source Type: news
Notes from the Field: Clinical and Epidemiologic Characteristics of Mpox Cases from the Initial Phase of the Outbreak - New York City, May 19-July 15, 2022
This report describes an analysis of mpox case data collected in New York City during the initial phase of the 2022 monkeypox outbreak. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - December 29, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Mpox Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Outbreaks Public Health Source Type: news
Monkeypox Among Those Unvaccinated vs. Vaccinated With JYNNEOS Monkeypox Among Those Unvaccinated vs. Vaccinated With JYNNEOS
The data in this report provides an early indication of the real-world efficacy of vaccination with JYNNEOS for preventing monkeypox. Is a single dose sufficient?Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - December 28, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
Nigeria: Yuletide - FCTA Heightens Surveillance On Cholera, Monkeypox, Others
[Vanguard] As Nigerians celebrate the yuletide, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has heightened surveillance over its epidemiological situation, with increased focus on key diseases such as Cholera, Ebola, Monkeypox, meningitis, measles and COVID-19. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 28, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
