ALLMedicine Monkeypox Center

May 17th, 2020 - Smallpox eradication, coordinated by the WHO and certified 40 years ago, led to the cessation of routine smallpox vaccination in most countries. It is estimated that over 70% of the world's population is no longer protected against smallpox, and t...

Apr 26th, 2020 - Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease on the rise across endemic habitats. Despite the growing importance of monkeypox virus, our knowledge on its host spectrum and sylvatic maintenance is limited. Here, we describe the recent repeated emergence o...

Apr 26th, 2020 - In May 2019, we investigated monkeypox in a traveler from Nigeria to Singapore. The public health response included rapid identification of contacts, use of quarantine, and postexposure smallpox vaccination. No secondary cases were identified. Cou...

Apr 22nd, 2020 - The wild-derived inbred CAST/EiJ mouse, one of eight founder strains in the Collaborative Cross panel, is an exceptional model for studying monkeypox virus (MPXV), an emerging human pathogen, and other orthopoxviruses including vaccinia virus (VAC...

Mar 23rd, 2020 - After the first, imported, laboratory-confirmed case of monkeypox in human was reported in Singapore on May 2019, countries in Asia started to strengthen disease surveillance systems. One challenge in preventing monkeypox is a lack of knowledge, p...

May 17th, 2020 - Smallpox eradication, coordinated by the WHO and certified 40 years ago, led to the cessation of routine smallpox vaccination in most countries. It is estimated that over 70% of the world's population is no longer protected against smallpox, and t...

Apr 26th, 2020 - Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease on the rise across endemic habitats. Despite the growing importance of monkeypox virus, our knowledge on its host spectrum and sylvatic maintenance is limited. Here, we describe the recent repeated emergence o...

Apr 26th, 2020 - In May 2019, we investigated monkeypox in a traveler from Nigeria to Singapore. The public health response included rapid identification of contacts, use of quarantine, and postexposure smallpox vaccination. No secondary cases were identified. Cou...

Apr 22nd, 2020 - The wild-derived inbred CAST/EiJ mouse, one of eight founder strains in the Collaborative Cross panel, is an exceptional model for studying monkeypox virus (MPXV), an emerging human pathogen, and other orthopoxviruses including vaccinia virus (VAC...

Mar 24th, 2020 - For Immediate Release: September 24, 2019 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today the approval of Jynneos Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine, Live, Non-Replicating, for the prevention of smallpox and monkeypox disease in adults 18 years ...

Dec 3rd, 2019 - A patient thought to have contracted monkeypox in Nigeria is receiving specialist treatment in London after travelling to the UK. The unnamed person was staying in South West England but has now been transferred to Guy’s and St Thomas' specialist ...

Nov 19th, 2019 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vaccine protected against variola infection among members of the U.S. Army, and did not raise safety concerns, the pivotal trial revealed. The vaccine, JYNNEOS (TM), was developed by B...

Sep 25th, 2019 - The Food and Drug Administration has approved Jynneos, a live, nonreplicating vaccine based on the vaccinia virus, for smallpox and monkeypox, becoming the first FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of monkeypox disease. FDA approval for Jynneo.

Sep 25th, 2019 - Note that some links may require subscriptions. Another person has died from "vaping illness," Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced -- bringing the national total to nine. In Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker imposed a 4-month ban on sales of all vap...

Sep 24th, 2019 - (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Administration on Tuesday approved Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic’s Jynneos, making it the first approved vaccine for preventing monkeypox disease. Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that does not spread easily fro...