Monkeypox News

• Acute Myocarditis a Possible Complication of Monkeypox A 31-year-old man with confirmed monkeypox developed acute myocarditis roughly 1 week after eruption of the characteristic skin lesions of the disease.
  Medscape Medical News, September 02, 2022
• Asymptomatic Infections Drive Many Epidemics To stem epidemics, we need to better identify asymptomatic carriers.
  Medscape Medical News, September 01, 2022
• First Death in US of a Person With Monkeypox Confirmed in Texas Texas officials have reported the first death of a person with monkeypox in the United States.
  WebMD Health News, August 31, 2022
• Texas Reports First US Death in Person With Monkeypox Texas on Tuesday reported the first death in a severely immunocompromised person who was diagnosed with monkeypox, according to state health department officials.
  Reuters Health Information, August 30, 2022
• Monkeypox Outbreak Can Be Eliminated in Europe, WHO Says It is possible to eliminate the monkeypox outbreak in Europe, World Health Organization officials said on Tuesday, highlighting evidence that case counts are slowing in a handful of countries.
  Reuters Health Information, August 30, 2022
• US Govt to Provide $11 Million for Production of Monkeypox Vaccine The US government said on Monday it would provide about $11 million to support the packaging of Bavarian Nordic's Jynneos monkeypox vaccine at a US-based manufacturer's facility.
  Reuters Health Information, August 29, 2022
• Key Factor in Monkeypox Spread: One-Time Sexual Partners A 40% decrease in one-time partnerships yielded a 20%-31% drop in infections among men who have sex with men, according to a CDC modeling study. Another CDC study shows a decrease in risky behavior.
  Medscape Medical News, August 29, 2022
• US Monkeypox Outbreak May Be Slowing, Experts Say Vaccines and community outreach efforts are leading to declines in New York City. In San Francisco, wastewater samples show that the concentration of monkeypox virus has stabilized in recent weeks.
  WebMD Health News, August 29, 2022
• Very Few in the US Getting Full Monkeypox Vaccine Series: CDC Chief Very few people who have gotten monkeypox shots in the United States have received the second dose needed for full protection, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said on Friday.
  Reuters Health Information, August 26, 2022
• Monkeypox Cases and Deaths Around the World More than 90 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease, as confirmed cases crossed 46,300 and non-endemic countries reported their first related deaths.
  Reuters Health Information, August 26, 2022
• Doctors' Sacrifices; Dental Robots; and Falling Monkeypox Cases The top 3 things you should know to start your day.
  3 Things to Know Today, August 29, 2022
• US Monkeypox Cases May Be Peaking, Experts Say Monkeypox cases in some large US cities appear to be declining, matching trends seen in Europe, and experts are cautiously optimistic the outbreak may have peaked in places hit hardest hit by the virus.
  Reuters Health Information, August 25, 2022
• Italian Man Diagnosed With COVID, Monkeypox, HIV at Same Time 'Monkeypox virus and SARS-CoV-2 infections can occur simultaneously,' the study authors write. 'Flu-like symptoms and SARS-CoV-2 positivity should not exclude monkeypox in high-risk individuals.'
  WebMD Health News, August 26, 2022
• WHO Reports 21% Decline in Monkeypox Cases Globally The number of monkeypox cases reported globally declined by 21% last week, after a month-long trend of rising infections, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
  Reuters Health Information, August 25, 2022
• Bavarian Nordic Vows to Boost Monkeypox Vaccine Supply to Combat Shortfall Bavarian Nordic, the maker of the only approved monkeypox vaccine, said on Wednesday it was exploring the viability of using technically expired doses to help bridge a growing gap between demand and supply due to the current outbreak.
  Reuters Health Information, August 24, 2022
• Fecal Transplant Treatments Might Transmit Monkeypox: FDA It’s not known whether the monkeypox virus can be transmitted through feces, but the agency advised additional safety precautions, including donor screening.
  Medscape Medical News, August 25, 2022
• Mexico, Cuba Report Rare Deaths of Two Patients With Monkeypox Mexico and Cuba have reported the deaths of two people who had tested positive for monkeypox, although neither country attributed the fatalities to the viral disease.
  Reuters Health Information, August 23, 2022
• Monkeypox in Children and Women Remains Rare, CDC Data Show New data released by the CDC also demonstrate a shift in the racial demographics of monkeypox infections.
  Medscape Medical News, August 24, 2022
• Monkeypox Cases and Deaths Around the World More than 80 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease, as confirmed cases crossed 42,500 and non-endemic countries reported their first related deaths.
  Reuters Health Information, August 23, 2022
• Experts Question Reliance on Monkeypox Vaccine With Little Data, Short Supply A reliance on vaccines in short supply and questions over their best use are hampering efforts to curb the global spread of monkeypox which has hit dozens of countries for the first time, health officials say.
  Reuters Health Information, August 23, 2022