Monkeypox

O Mitjà, D Ogoina, BK Titanji, C Galvan, JJ Muyembe… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Monkeypox is a zoonotic illness caused by the monkeypox virus, an Orthopoxvirus in the
same genus as the variola, vaccinia, and cowpox viruses. Since the detection of the first …

Demographic and clinical characteristics of confirmed human monkeypox virus cases in individuals attending a sexual health centre in London, UK: an observational …

N Girometti, R Byrne, M Bracchi, J Heskin… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Historically, human monkeypox virus cases in the UK have been limited to
imported infections from west Africa. Currently, the UK and several other countries are …

Mpox in people with advanced HIV infection: a global case series

O Mitjà, A Alemany, M Marks, JIL Mora… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background People living with HIV have accounted for 38–50% of those affected in the 2022
multicountry mpox outbreak. Most reported cases were in people who had high CD4 cell …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical presentation and virological assessment of confirmed human monkeypox virus cases in Spain: a prospective observational cohort study

EJ Tarín-Vicente, A Alemany, M Agud-Dios, M Ubals… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background In May, 2022, several European countries reported autochthonous
cases of monkeypox, which rapidly spread globally. Early reports suggest atypical …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical features and management of human monkeypox: a retrospective observational study in the UK

H Adler, S Gould, P Hine, LB Snell, W Wong… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Cases of human monkeypox are rarely seen outside of west and central Africa.
There are few data regarding viral kinetics or the duration of viral shedding and no licensed …

[HTML][HTML] Ongoing monkeypox virus outbreak, Portugal, 29 April to 23 May 2022

MP Duque, S Ribeiro, JV Martins, P Casaca… - …, 2022 - eurosurveillance.org
Up to 27 May 2022, Portugal has detected 96 confirmed cases of monkeypox. We describe
27 confirmed cases (median age: 33 years (range: 22–51); all males), with an earliest …

Monkeypox virus infection in humans across 16 countries—April–June 2022

JP Thornhill, S Barkati, S Walmsley… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Abstract Background Before April 2022, monkeypox virus infection in humans was seldom
reported outside African regions where it is endemic. Currently, cases are occurring …

[HTML][HTML] The changing epidemiology of human monkeypox—A potential threat? A systematic review

EM Bunge, B Hoet, L Chen, F Lienert… - PLoS neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Monkeypox, a zoonotic disease caused by an orthopoxvirus, results in a smallpox-like
disease in humans. Since monkeypox in humans was initially diagnosed in 1970 in the …

[HTML][HTML] Severe monkeypox in hospitalized patients—United States, August 10–october 10, 2022

MJ Miller - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2022 - cdc.gov
During August–October 2022, CDC provided clinical consultation for 57 hospitalized
patients with severe manifestations of monkeypox, most of whom were Black men with AIDS …

Epidemiological trends and clinical features of the ongoing monkeypox epidemic: a preliminary pooled data analysis and literature review

NL Bragazzi, JD Kong, N Mahroum… - Journal of medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
An emerging outbreak of monkeypox infection is quickly spreading worldwide, being
currently reported in more than 30 countries, with slightly less than 1000 cases. In the …