Orthopoxvirus

Health officials in Alaska have reported the first-ever death from Alaskapox, and although the disease may be wider spread than previously believed, experts say there is no evidence of risk outside of Alaska.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously, 15-0, on Wednesday to recommend hepatitis B vaccination for all adults aged 19 to 59 years.

Since 2017, Nigeria has been experiencing the largest documented outbreak of human monkeypox caused by the West African clade of the virus, with some evidence of secondary human-to-human transmission, according to a newly published clinical and epidemiological report.