The pause, which could affect disease surveillance, is due to the CDC’s ongoing review of its testing efficacy.
The test the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses to identify clade I mpox cases is 'most likely not reliable' for detection of the substrain identified in the study, the authors say.
Another mpox study today showed that dose-sparing vaccine administration of the Jynneos vaccine appeared to have worked.
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Diphtheria poses a moderate risk to Africa, after 29,000 suspected cases with 1,420 deaths have been reported in 8 nations since January 2025.
Cambodia has reported 36 human H5 infections since 2023.
The findings provide further evidence against the COVID-19 lab-leak hypothesis.
The likely direct interspecies mpox virus transmission was from a fire-footed rope squirrel to sooty mangabey monkeys.
At 29 days, the estimated cumulative rate of clinical resolution was 83% in tecovirimat recipients and 84% in those given placebo.
Rather than relying on reported cases, monitoring populations through blood testing is important for understanding how it spreads and for guiding targeted vaccination.
Participants with prior infection were more likely than vaccine recipients to retain some detectable antibodies.
Adverse outcomes occurred in 94% of pregnancies during the first trimester.
Large family sizes and crowded living conditions may play a role in transmission.
The new Public Health Alerts initiative is designed to deliver information and early warnings about emerging health threats, enabling swift, informed responses across the US and globally.
