Monkeypox Perspective

• Mpox-Associated Hospitalization Among JYNNEOS Vaccinated Persons Even a single dose of JYNNEOS vaccine reduced mpox-associated hospitalization rates compared with those who were unvaccinated, according to this CDC study,
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 17, 2023
• Mpox Patients Without Reported Male-to-Male Sexual Contact Approximately 30% of U.S. mpox patients did not report male-to-male sexual contact. What other routes of mpox exposure were possible in these cases?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 08, 2023
• Epidemiologic and Clinical Features of Mpox in Adults >50 Years While childhood smallpox vaccination may provide some protection against mpox, adults at risk for mpox, regardless of smallpox vaccination status, should receive the mpox vaccine.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 27, 2023
• Visual Findings of 9 Sexually Transmitted Infections Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a common occurrence, but many lesions can be readily mistaken for other diseases. Can you make an accurate diagnosis in these conditions?
  September 19, 2023
• An Mpox Cluster Affecting Persons Previously Vaccinated In this unusual cluster of mpox cases, a large number of cases had been vaccinated with mpox vaccine.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 04, 2023
• Isolated Ocular Mpox Without Skin Lesions, United States In this case, a patient presented with ocular manifestations of mpox without skin lesions, an uncommon occurrence.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 31, 2023
• Treatment Failure in Severe Mpox Patient With Untreated HIV In this case, mpox treatments were rendered ineffective in a patient with untreated HIV, highlighting the importance of initiating ART at the time of diagnosis.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 29, 2023
• Exposures to Mpox Among Cases in Children Aged Under 12 Years While rare, this report identified 45 cases of mpox among children 12 and under during the recent outbreak. What might be their possible mpox exposure routes?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, August 21, 2023
• How the Modern ICU Was Galvanized By a Polio Epidemic   The medical and dental students who kept polio patients alive by hand-ventilating them around the clock are among the cast of characters in this incredible story.
  Medscape, August 15, 2023
• Urban and Rural Mpox Incidence Among Persons Aged 15-64 Years This study analyzed the urbanicity of mpox cases during the 2022 outbreak. How were cases distributed among rural and urban populations?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, August 04, 2023
• Mpox Among Public Festival Attendees, Chicago, Illinois An mpox outbreak among people who attended a festival highlights the importance of vaccination prior to large public events.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 03, 2023
• Potential for Recurrent Mpox Outbreaks Among MSM Mathematical modeling underscores the need for sustained monkeypox vaccination services among men who have sex with men in order to protect against a resurgence of mpox.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, August 02, 2023
• Effectiveness of JYNNEOS Vaccine Against Diagnosed Mpox The findings in this report support the recommended 2-dose JYNNEOS vaccination against Mpox, consistent with CDC guidance.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, July 31, 2023
• Estimated Effectiveness of JYNNEOS Vaccine in Preventing Mpox This real-world assessment of JYNNEOS vaccine effectiveness during the 2022 mpox outbreak found it 75.2% effective for partial vaccination and 85.9% for full vaccination.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, July 28, 2023
• Differential Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of mpox Dermatologists are often the first to see suspected mpox cases. Review its differential diagnosis, mode of transmission, prevention, and available treatments in this paper.
  American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, July 14, 2023
• S2 Episode 5: HIV, Primary Care Treatment, and Vaccines   Drs Michael S. Saag and David H. Spach discuss HIV and the nuances of primary care treatment, with a special focus on vaccines, including COVID, hepatitis, varicella zoster virus, and mpox.
  Medscape, July 13, 2023
• Posttreatment Lesions After Tecovirimat Treatment for Mpox This report suggests that after treatment with tecovirimat, monkeypox lesions might reoccur more commonly than previously reported.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, July 10, 2023
• Mpox in 2 Female Travelers Returning to Vietnam From Dubai This report of two mpox infections in women returning from travel helps further our understanding of the epidemiology and transmission of the virus.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, July 06, 2023
• Serial Interval and Incubation Period Estimates of Mpox Using data from reported mpox cases, researchers were able to estimate the mean serial interval and incubation period for symptom onset.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, July 04, 2023
• Epidemiologic and Clinical Features of Mpox-Associated Deaths Almost 90% of mpox-related deaths in the United States were among Black men, and almost all had advanced HIV, according to this CDC report.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, June 26, 2023