Monkeypox virus infections in humans

S Elsayed, L Bondy, WP Hanage - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Human monkeypox is a viral zoonosis endemic to West and Central Africa that has recently
generated increased interest and concern on a global scale as an emerging infectious …

Agnostic sequencing for detection of viral pathogens

NPG Gauthier, SD Chorlton, M Krajden… - Clinical microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The advent of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies has expanded our ability to
detect and analyze microbial genomes and has yielded novel molecular approaches for …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of monkeypox cases—United States, May 17–July 22, 2022

D Philpott - MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2022 - cdc.gov
Among US monkeypox cases with available data, 99% occurred in men, 94% of whom
reported recent male-to-male sexual or close intimate contact; racial and ethnic minority …

[HTML][HTML] Severe monkeypox in hospitalized patients—United States, August 10–october 10, 2022

MJ Miller - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2022 - cdc.gov
During August–October 2022, CDC provided clinical consultation for 57 hospitalized
patients with severe manifestations of monkeypox, most of whom were Black men with AIDS …

[HTML][HTML] Interim guidance for prevention and treatment of monkeypox in persons with HIV infection—United States, August 2022

J O'Shea - MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2022 - cdc.gov
Background Signs and Symptoms: Classically, monkeypox occurs in three stages. After an
incubation period of approximately 1–2 weeks, a prodrome, characterized by fever and …

[HTML][HTML] HIV and sexually transmitted infections among persons with monkeypox—eight US jurisdictions, May 17–July 22, 2022

KG Curran - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2022 - cdc.gov
HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Persons with Monkeypox — Eight US
Jurisdictions, May 17–July 22, 2022 | MMWR Skip directly to site content Skip directly to search …

[HTML][HTML] Interim clinical treatment considerations for severe manifestations of mpox—United States, February 2023

AK Rao - MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2023 - cdc.gov
Data relevant to the use of tecovirimat, brincidofovir, cidofovir, trifluridine ophthalmic
solution, and vaccinia immune globulin intravenous were reviewed. Animal models, MCM …

Compassionate use of tecovirimat for the treatment of monkeypox infection

AN Desai, GR Thompson, SM Neumeister… - Jama, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Methods| Patients were eligible for tecovirimat treatment following laboratory confirmation of
orthopoxvirus infection from skin lesions by polymerase chain reaction. Outpatients referred …

Monkeypox DNA levels correlate with virus infectivity in clinical samples, Israel, 2022

N Paran, Y Yahalom-Ronen, O Shifman… - …, 2022 - eurosurveillance.org
The current monkeypox virus global spread and lack of data regarding clinical specimens'
infectivity call for examining virus infectivity, and whether this correlates with results from …

[HTML][HTML] Clade I–associated mpox cases associated with sexual contact, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

EM Kibungu, EH Vakaniaki… - Emerging Infectious …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We report a cluster of clade I monkeypox virus infections linked to sexual contact in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo. Case investigations resulted in 5 reverse transcription …