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Monkeypox

Pregnant Women With Monkeypox Advised to Have C-Section

Pregnant women with monkeypox will be advised to give birth by C-section to avoid infecting their baby during delivery, according to a new paper in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. The risk of monkeypox infection remains low for the general public, the authors wrote, though cases continue to grow worldwide, particularly in the U.K. “We […]

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Monkeypox Outbreak Marked by Unconventional Spread, Clinical Features

When Esther Freeman, MD, PhD, thinks back on what she learned about monkeypox during her training as a dermatologist and an infectious disease epidemiologist, it was widely considered a viral disease with rare outbreaks limited primarily to Central and Western Africa. Dr Esther Freeman “Monkeypox is something we have traditionally only […]

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ECDC Gives Guidance on Prevention and Treatment of Monkeypox

In a new risk-assessment document, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) summarizes what we currently know about monkeypox and recommends that European countries focus on the identification and management of the disease as well as contract tracing and prompt reporting of new cases of the virus. Recent […]

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U.S. Monkeypox 2022: Situation Summary

Overview Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are tracking multiple cases of monkeypox that have been reported in several countries that don’t normally report monkeypox (view global map), including the United States. For travelers, see: Travel Health Notice for Monkeypox in Multiple Countries. It’s not clear how […]

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