ALLMedicine™ Monkeypox Center

Jan 27th, 2023 - Human monkeypox is an emerging zoonosis with epidemic potential. Although it usually causes a mild disease, some patients are at risk for complications, including death. In face of the current outbreak of monkeypox in non-endemic areas, awareness ...

Jan 27th, 2023 - The present global outbreak of monkeypox has reached more than 79,000 cases by November 2022. While clinical features have been extensively studied, ultrasound findings in monkeypox skin lesions have not been described to date. In our work, we per...

Jan 26th, 2023 - Mpox was diagnosed in 2 women returning to Vietnam from the United Arab Emirates. The monkeypox viruses belonged to an emerging sublineage, A.2.1, distinct from B.1, which is responsible for the ongoing multicountry outbreak. Women could contribut...

Jan 26th, 2023 - We describe a case of mpox characterized by a circularly distributed facial rash but no identified risk factors. Fomite transmission of monkeypox virus from contaminated linen at a massage spa was suspected. Clinicians should consider mpox in pati...

Jan 25th, 2023 - To investigate animal reservoirs of monkeypox virus in Nigeria, we sampled 240 rodents during 2018-2019. Molecular (real-time PCR) and serologic (IgM) evidence indicated orthopoxvirus infections, but presence of monkeypox virus was not confirmed. ...

Dec 22nd, 2022 - The purpose of this statement is to outline the recommendations from the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) on studies that need to be conducted in order to better understand the origins of the virus that causes mp...

Dec 22nd, 2022 - The scale of the 2022 global mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) outbreak has been unprecedented. In less than 6 months, non-endemic countries have reported more than 67 000 cases of a disease that had previously been rare outside of Africa. Mortal...

Nov 28th, 2022 - Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO will begin using a new preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while “monkeypox” is phased out. When the outbreak of monk...

Oct 26th, 2022 - While the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is ongoing, monkeypox has been rapidly spreading in non-endemic countries since May 2022. Accurate and rapid laboratory tests are essential for identifying and controlling monkeypox. Korean Society for L...

Oct 12th, 2022 - On 29 April, a person in Nigeria developed an unusual rash and then travelled to the United Kingdom —carrying monkeypox with them. Since then, the virus has reached more than 70,000 people in over 100 countries. That has surprised health-care sp...

Jan 13th, 2023 - This study is a Phase 2 randomized, open-label, non-placebo controlled, multi-site clinical trial that will evaluate two intradermal (ID) regimens for Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) vaccine compared to the standard subcutaneous ...

Jan 5th, 2023 - Eligible and consented participants for the randomized arms (N=530) will be randomized 2:1 to receive either tecovirimat or placebo; participants with severe disease, significant skin conditions, participants with severe immune suppression will re...

Dec 22nd, 2022 - The scale of the 2022 global mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) outbreak has been unprecedented. In less than 6 months, non-endemic countries have reported more than 67 000 cases of a disease that had previously been rare outside of Africa. Mortal...

Dec 22nd, 2022 - The purpose of this statement is to outline the recommendations from the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) on studies that need to be conducted in order to better understand the origins of the virus that causes mp...

Dec 15th, 2022 - The study team will create an online module via the REDCap platform. The module will include around 5 videos and several infographics covering the topics of symptoms, transmission, prevention, vaccination, and treatment of the monkeypox virus. Sur...

The recent apparent increase in human monkeypox cases across a wide geographic area, the potential for further spread, and the lack of reliable surveillance have raised the level of concern for this emerging zoonosis. In November 2017, the World H...

Jan 23rd, 2023 - Data from a dermatology monkeypox (mpox) registry reveal that patients struck during the 2022 worldwide outbreak experienced two nontraditional findings: Skin lesions that frequently appeared before systemic illness and a much lower overall number.

Jan 20th, 2023 - Surveillance of wastewater systems proved useful during the COVID-19 pandemic and merits further investment to respond to future threats, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). But the...

Jan 6th, 2023 - While data on mpox has mostly focused on men who have sex with men, new data from the CDC suggest that it is also important to monitor risk among cisgender women and pregnant people to examine the effects of the virus on sexual and reproductive he...

Dec 22nd, 2022 - The scale of the 2022 global mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) outbreak has been unprecedented. In less than 6 months, non-endemic countries have reported more than 67 000 cases of a disease that had previously been rare outside of Africa. Mortal...