Monkeypox

O Mitjà, D Ogoina, BK Titanji, C Galvan, JJ Muyembe… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Monkeypox is a zoonotic illness caused by the monkeypox virus, an Orthopoxvirus in the
same genus as the variola, vaccinia, and cowpox viruses. Since the detection of the first …

[HTML][HTML] Monkeypox: epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment and prevention

Y Huang, L Mu, W Wang - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2022 - nature.com
Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease that was once endemic in west and central Africa caused
by monkeypox virus. However, cases recently have been confirmed in many nonendemic …

[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 …

Viral genetic clustering and transmission dynamics of the 2022 mpox outbreak in Portugal

V Borges, MP Duque, JV Martins, P Vasconcelos… - Nature Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Pathogen genome sequencing during epidemics enhances our ability to identify and
understand suspected clusters and investigate their relationships. Here, we combine …

A deep-learning algorithm to classify skin lesions from mpox virus infection

AH Thieme, Y Zheng, G Machiraju, C Sadee… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Undetected infection and delayed isolation of infected individuals are key factors driving the
monkeypox virus (now termed mpox virus or MPXV) outbreak. To enable earlier detection of …

A position statement on mpox as a sexually transmitted disease

LT Allan-Blitz, M Gandhi, P Adamson… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The global outbreak of mpox virus constituted an international public health emergency.
Reports have highlighted (1) a temporal association between sexual activity and mpox,(2) …

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 …

Clinical characteristics of monkeypox virus infections among men with and without HIV: a large outbreak cohort in Germany

C Hoffmann, H Jessen, C Wyen, S Grunwald… - HIV …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Since May 2022, increasing numbers of monkeypox virus (MPXV)
infections have been reported from across Europe and North America. Studies, mainly from …

Assessing healthcare workers' knowledge and their confidence in the diagnosis and management of human monkeypox: a cross-sectional study in a middle eastern …

M Sallam, K Al-Mahzoum, AB Al-Tammemi, M Alkurtas… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ongoing multi-country human monkeypox (HMPX) outbreak was declared as a public
health emergency of international concern. Considering the key role of healthcare workers …

Comprehensive literature review of monkeypox

MM Hatmal, MAI Al-Hatamleh, AN Olaimat… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The current outbreak of monkeypox (MPX) infection has emerged as a global matter of
concern in the last few months. MPX is a zoonosis caused by the MPX virus (MPXV), which …