Sex work drives clade Ib mpox outbreak in DR Congo
Genomic and epidemiologic data suggest that the rapid spread of mpox clade Ib in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Monkeypox
Apathy continues: On Africa and the mpox vaccine response
Vaccines are again in acute short supply. As against 10 million doses needed to control the outbreak, just about 0.21
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‘Substantial’ pre-symptomatic monkeypox spread found
Case-contact patient pairs study has estimated 53% of monkeypox virus transmission occurred during the pre-symptomatic phase
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Walking a tightrope in messaging monkeypox virus transmission routes
Public health communication about different routes of transmission of monkeypox virus is critical, especially as demographics can change
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Two monkeypox cases in India not linked to Europe
The genetic sequences of monkeypox virus strongly suggested that there were two distinct monkeypox outbreaks
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Time for vigilance as India detects monkeypox cases
Increased testing and building awareness, not stigmatising the infected, can stop the spread of monkeypox
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Study finds three asymptomatic monkeypox cases
The monkeypox viral loads were similar immaterial of whether people showed symptoms or not
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What drives sustained growth of monkeypox cases
Sustained transmission of monkeypox in heterosexual population is unlikely in all scenarios studied by researchers
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Is monkeypox a sexually transmitted infection?
A study found monkeypox virus in the seminal fluid of four men who had sex with men
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Monkeypox virus mutates at a higher rate
The mutation pattern does not conclusively prove sustained human-to-human transmission
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Mistake of ignoring monkeypox outbreak in Nigeria
There are no clear answers to how humans are infected as the host animal has not been identified
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