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CDC Urges Clinicians to Remain on the Lookout for Mpox Virus Infections
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Among emergency department patients evaluated for an mpox-compatible rash, the prevalence of mpox is 1.5 percent, according to research published in the June 6 issue of the...
Mpox Is Still Circulating Among U.S. Gay Men
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Though not at numbers seen in the 2022 outbreak, mpox cases are still circulating in the United States, largely among gay and bisexual men, new government data shows....
Spread of Deadlier Mpox Strain in Africa Has CDC Concerned
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 – The central African nation of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is battling a record number of cases of mpox, fueled by a strain with a higher death rate than the...
Stigma, Shame Hit Many Gay Men Affected by Mpox Outbreak
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 – A British study finds that beyond the physical pain and turmoil of an mpox diagnosis, many of the mostly gay and bisexual men infected during the 2022 outbreak faced stigma,...
Mpox Vaccine Protection Quickly Fades; Boosters Necessary: Study
MONDAY, April 1, 2024 – Vaccine protection against mpox fades quickly in the human immune system, even in people who’ve received the full two-dose regimen, a new real-world study shows. Antibody l...
U.S. Mpox Cases Rising Again as Vaccinations Lag
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 – Mpox cases are climbing again in the United States, with the number of reported infections now twice as high as they were at this time last year, new government data...
What Is Mpox, and How Can You Protect Yourself?
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 – An outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) across Europe and North America made headlines in 2022. According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Changes in Gay Men's Behaviors, Not Vaccine, Halted Mpox Outbreak
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 – New research finds the 2022 mpox outbreak among gay and bisexual men began to slow down after just a few months – even though just 8% of high-risk people had received the...
Many Closeted Gay Men Didn't Receive Mpox Care During Outbreak
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Too many closeted gay and bisexual men didn't receive treatment for infectious mpox during the recent global outbreak, a new report finds. It wasn't necessarily because...
As Congo Outbreak Continues, Study Finds Low-Dose Mpox Vaccine Still Offers Protection
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 – Mpox is making headlines again, as an outbreak of severe disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa has infected thousands of people and killed hundreds. Amid...
Zoonotic Virus Spillover Set to Continue Increasing Worldwide
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 – The number of zoonotic spillover events and reported deaths increased by 4.98 and 8.7 percent, respectively, annually, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in BMJ...
CDC Advisers Say High-Risk Men Should Still Get Mpox Vaccine
THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 – High-risk men should still get their mpox vaccinations even after the ongoing outbreak ends, advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended...
CDC Advisors Say High-Risk Men Should Still Get MPox Vaccine
THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 – High-risk men should still get their mpox vaccinations even after the ongoing outbreak ends, advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended W...
Severity Reduced With Mpox Reinfection, Postvaccination Infection
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – The clinical features and outcomes of mpox reinfection and infection postvaccination are less clinically severe than initial infection, according to a global case series...
Study Confirms Effectiveness of Mpox Vaccine
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 – While it doesn't prevent infection altogether, new research shows the mpox vaccine does reduces the severity of disease in those who fall ill from the virus. An...
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