ALLMedicine™ Monkeypox Center

Apr 20th, 2022 - This project is composed by monkyepox disease outbreak investigation in the CAR following national surveillance framework.

Apr 8th, 2022 - Monkeypox is a rare, sometimes life-threatening zoonotic infection that occurs in west and central Africa. It is caused by Monkeypox virus, an orthopoxvirus similar to Variola virus (the causative agent of smallpox) and Vaccinia virus (the live vi...

Apr 2nd, 2022 - Imported Monkeypox From International Traveler, Maryland, United States, 2021.|2022||diagnosis,epidemiology,

Mar 10th, 2022 - A case of monkeypox was diagnosed in a returning traveler from Nigeria to Maryland, USA. Prompt infection control measures led to no secondary cases in 40 exposed healthcare workers. Given the global health implications, public health systems shou...

Feb 12th, 2022 - Monkeypox, a zoonotic disease caused by an orthopoxvirus, results in a smallpox-like disease in humans. Since monkeypox in humans was initially diagnosed in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), it has spread to other regions of Afri...

Jul 16th, 2021 - The Texas Department of State Health Services is working with Dallas County Health and Human Services and the CDC to investigate a single case of monkeypox virus infection in a Dallas County resident who recently returned from Nigeria. The patient...

Jul 16th, 2021 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed on July 15 a case of human monkeypox in a U.S. resident who recently traveled from Nigeria to the United States. The person is current...

Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research, hence the name ‘monkeypox.’ The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Con...

In 2003, the U.S. experienced an outbreak of monkeypox. This was the first time human monkeypox was reported outside of Africa.

Apr 20th, 2022 - This project is composed by monkyepox disease outbreak investigation in the CAR following national surveillance framework.

Aug 12th, 2021 - This was a multicenter, open-label study of oral brincidofovir (BCV) treatment of serious disease or conditions caused by double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) virus(es). Subjects with a life-threatening or serious disease or condition caused by infection w...

Jul 16th, 2021 - The Texas Department of State Health Services is working with Dallas County Health and Human Services and the CDC to investigate a single case of monkeypox virus infection in a Dallas County resident who recently returned from Nigeria. The patient...

Jul 16th, 2021 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed on July 15 a case of human monkeypox in a U.S. resident who recently traveled from Nigeria to the United States. The person is current...

Aug 27th, 2010 - The purpose of this study is to see how many people respond to a smallpox vaccine when a sore forms where the shot was given. The world was declared free of smallpox in 1980. General routine vaccinations for smallpox were stopped in the U.S. in 19...

May 9th, 2022 - Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Idaho joined Missouri and Louisiana in contemplating additional restrictions on contraception, such as emergency contraception and intrauterine devices. (Idaho Statesman) Not to be out...

Nov 17th, 2021 - Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Pfizer has applied for FDA emergency use of its COVID-19 pill, known as Paxlovid, in high-risk outpatients; the drug combines a novel antiviral with HIV-treatment ritonavir, cutting th...

Nov 4th, 2021 - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has unanimously voted to recommend universal hepatitis B (HBV) immunization in all unvaccinated adults aged 59 or younger. The group also ...

Jul 21st, 2021 - Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The Delta variant now accounts for 83% of sequenced COVID-19 cases in the U.S. (NBC News) The CDC should rethink its mask guidance in light of new COVID outbreaks and Delta's rise, sai...

Jul 19th, 2021 - A rare case of human monkeypox was detected in Texas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday, making it the first case of the virus seen in the state. The viral illness was found in a U.S. resident, who recently travel...