Mpox

During a 2022 mpox outbreak in a Nigerian tertiary care facility, several confirmed cases presented atypically, according to a recent assessment of cases.

The CDC has issued a health advisory to physicians in the United States about clade I mpox virus, which is more transmissible than the clade IIb mpox virus behind last year’s global outbreak.

Last week, the CDC issued a health advisory to physicians in the United States about a more transmissible strain of mpox virus spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and asked them to consider mpox when evaluating rashes.

Prior infections with chlamydia and/or gonorrhea were common among people diagnosed with mpox, according to data gathered and assessed by the Chicago Department of Public Health.

A fourth dose of a bivalent messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine offered more protection regardless of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with the original monovalent formulation, according to results of a retrospective study.

Mpox can spread a variety of ways — including through close face-to-face and skin-to-skin contact — but sexual activity remains the most common route of exposure, new study findings suggest.

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People with HIV diagnosed with mpox were not at an increased risk for hospitalization unless they were immunosuppressed, according to findings presented at the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science.

ORLANDO — Staff at a hospital that saw more than 100 cases of mpox in its emergency department collaborated to design an infection control protocol to simplify the response, safely care for patients and prevent further transmission.

The Jynneos vaccine was up to 86% effective at preventing mpox in people who received two doses during the United States outbreak, according to three studies published Thursday.