Newswise Breaking News Channel: Monkeypox

Mpox Vaccination Rates Highest Among Cisgender Sexual Minority Men

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:15:46 EST

As a second wave of the viral disease looms, Rutgers Health researchers call for more studies on long-term immunity.

WHO Authorizes First Monkeypox Vaccine for Children

George Washington University — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:10:59 EST

Expert Available: Severe Case of Monkeypox Confirmed in California

George Washington University — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:00:18 EST

According to the CDC, a severe case of monkeypox has been confirmed in California. This is the first known case of the clade 1 strain in the United States. ...

Optical Biosensor Rapidly Detects Monkeypox Virus

University of California San Diego — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:30:59 EST

Researchers at UC San Diego and their colleagues have developed an optical biosensor that detects the virus that causes mpox. The technology could make diagnosis much faster and cost-effective as the disease continues to spread worldwide.

FAU Researchers Confront New U.S. and Global Challenges in Vaccinations of Adults

Florida Atlantic University — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 08:30:10 EST

Over the past decade, decreasing vaccination rates now threaten the huge beneficial impacts of vaccinations in the U.S. and globally. Researchers discuss the multifactorial barriers including increasing vaccine hesitancy and new clinical and public health challenges in vaccinations of U.S. adults.

Mpox Vaccine Antibody Responses Waned within a Year, Study Shows

Beth Israel Lahey Health — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 11:30:00 EST

Research shows people previously vaccinated against mpox in 2022 had declining antibody responses after six to 12 months, as World Health Organization (WHO) designates the 2024 mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.

What You Should Know About Mpox

Children's Hospital Los Angeles — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:05:01 EST

Since May 18, 2022, cases of mpox have been spreading in the United States, including California. Since August 2024, there has been a new outbreak declared due to a significant increase in cases from the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighboring countries in Central and East Africa. Here's everything families need to know about mpox.

Media Briefing: Flu Season, COVID, Mpox, Avian Flu, and Parvovirus - Tackling the Spread & Seeking Protection

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 07:05:43 EST

Expert Briefing: Flu Season, COVID, Mpox, Avian Flu, and Parvovirus

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 08:05:49 EST

The latest mpox outbreak and its threat to vision

NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI) — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:30:53 EST

Monkeypox virus (mpoxv) has re-emerged, designated on August 14 as a global emergency by the World Health Organization. Newly evolved strains of mpox viruses can efficiently spread among people. In addition to skin rashes, mpox infection can cause eye complications including inflammation of the clear tissue covering the iris and pupil called the cornea (keratitis), the tissue covering the white of the eye and the underside of the eyelid (conjunctivitis, or pink eye), and the eyelid (blepharitis).

Global Health Expert to Discuss Africa's Mpox Response and Vaccine Equity

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 09:40:48 EST

MSU Expert: Understand the Latest on COVID-19 and Mpox

Michigan State University — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:05:15 EST

LJI scientists lead new mpox research

La Jolla Institute for Immunology — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:05:32 EST

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are investigating how the mutated clade 1 mpox virus may affect children and older patients--and how new vaccines can help the body fight back.

San Diego scientists available to discuss mutated mpox strain

La Jolla Institute for Immunology — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:05:14 EST

Will Mpox Spread to All Corners of the World?

American Public Health Association (APHA) — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:05:07 EST

Mpox Outbreak in Africa and Detection in Sweden: From a Viral Genomics Perspective

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:05:46 EST

Yale School of Medicine professor available to discuss mpox emergency

Yale School of Medicine — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:05:33 EST

Infectious Disease Experts Available to Discuss Global Mpox Emergency

UC San Diego Health — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:05:18 EST

WHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency

George Washington University — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:05:47 EST

Mpox continues to circulate at low numbers among gay and bisexual men who have sex with men

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 13:00:00 EST

Mpox continues to circulate in the U.S. among gay and bisexual men who have sex with men. Though the number fell sharply to only 3 cases during the June through December 2023 multisite surveillance period compared to the previous highs, concern for its reemergence continues due to, among other things, incomplete knowledge among other groups.