Vaccination
UK says monkeypox vaccine is '78% effective'
UK public health officials on Tuesday said the monkeypox vaccine was 78 percent effective, urging men who have sex with men to take up the jab.
Nov 22, 2022
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News tagged with monkeypox
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First study of monkeypox infection in women provides new insights to inform public health response to ongoing outbreak
An international collaboration of clinicians, established and led by Professor Chloe Orkin at Queen Mary University of London, has published the first case study series of monkeypox infection during the 2022 outbreak in cisgender ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US approves monkeypox detection test, Swiss giant Roche says
The US drugs agency has approved a test by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche that can detect monkeypox, the company said on Wednesday.
Nov 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Contact tracing and exposure investigation framework helps to mitigate spread of monkeypox in the US
A large contact tracing investigation of a patient with monkeypox virus (MPXV) infection found no secondary cases in community or health care settings. The creation of a framework for assessing specific risk scenarios permitted ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Monkeypox mostly spreads before symptoms appear, study suggests
People with monkeypox can spread the virus up to four days before symptoms appear, with more than half of transmissions potentially taking place during this period, a UK study estimated Tuesday.
Nov 6, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Skin changes in the genital area during monkeypox identified
In the setting of the current monkeypox outbreak it is important to consider different clinical courses. This includes skin changes/lesions that are primarily localized at the presumed inoculation sites, a low exanthematous ...
Nov 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Monkeypox in kids, teens is rare and seldom severe: CDC
Out of the more than 25,000 U.S. cases of monkeypox reviewed in a new study, just 0.3% occurred in people under the age of 18, new government data shows.
Nov 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Monkeypox mutations cause virus to spread rapidly, evade drugs and vaccines, study finds
Monkeypox has infected more than 77,000 people in more than 100 countries worldwide, and—similar to COVID-19—mutations have enabled the virus to grow stronger and smarter, evading antiviral drugs and vaccines in its mission ...
Nov 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New monkeypox assessment increases concerns of potential escalation in central Africa
A new assessment of monkeypox infections in a remote area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—with a strain linked to more-severe disease than what's circulating internationally—shows transmission rates rising ...
Nov 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find evidence for 'substantial' monkeypox transmission before symptoms appear
A UK study published by The BMJ today has found evidence for "substantial" monkeypox transmission before symptoms appear or are detected (known as pre-symptomatic transmission).
Nov 2, 2022
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