Feb 7, 2025 · CDC works with researchers and partner organizations to increase health equity around mpox and ensure that the populations most affected by mpox have access to the mpox vaccine. CDC conducts assessments to determine the risks of …

Dec 11, 2024 · Clinicians should conduct a thorough patient history to assess possible mpox exposures or epidemiologic risk factors. Mpox is usually transmitted through close, sustained physical contact and has been almost exclusively associated with sexual contact in the 2022-2023 global outbreak.

Aug 26, 2024 · Mpox is an infectious disease that can cause a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes, fever, headache, muscle ache, back pain and low energy. Most people fully recover, but some get very sick. Mpox is caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV).

Jan 31, 2025 · Mpox is a disease caused by a virus in the same family as the virus that causes smallpox. People with mpox often get a rash, along with other symptoms. Mpox is spread through close contact with infected people or animals. There is no specific treatment for mpox.

Nov 19, 2024 · to the MSM community, the new clade Ib mpox now shows distinct epidemiological and clinical trends. Clade I has predominantly been detected in the DRC, with positive cases in all 26 provinces, however there have been outbreaks. across Africa and cases reported in Germany, the UK, India, Sweden, Pakistan.

Jun 4, 2024 · CORI has identified 4 key scenarios that may shape the risk of mpox in the US for the upcoming year. Scenarios 1 and 2 assess the impact of clade IIb, currently present in the US. Scenarios A and B evaluate potential outbreaks of clade I, …

Oct 5, 2024 · Mpox is an illness caused by the monkeypox virus. The virus can spread to humans from an animal host, such as rodents or nonhuman primates such as monkeys. The virus also can spread between people. In humans, mpox can cause flu-like symptoms and an itchy, painful rash. Treatment for most people with mpox is to relieve symptoms.

Feb 2, 2025 · Our meta-analysis identified key risk factors associated with Mpox infection, including HIV, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), physical and sexual contact and identification as men who have sex with men. HIV infection may increase the risk of Mpox, while Mpox lesions could also facilitate the transmission of HIV and other STIs.

Dec 20, 2024 · In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the existence of a multi-country outbreak of Clade II mpox as a public health emergency of international concern. During that outbreak there were more than 95,000 cases of mpox across 115 non-endemic countries. In the U.S., cases of Clade II mpox have continued to spread at low levels.

This toolkit is a comprehensive set of practical tools and resources designed to support country-level risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) practitioners, decision-makers, and partners to plan and implement readiness and response activities for mpox (previously known as …