Though the surge in Sierra Leone has received much of the attention, cases are also rising in two other countries in West Africa: Ghana and Liberia.
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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Also, a new study finds a 4- to 17-day incubation period, which supports current isolation and contact-tracing guidance.
"But it doesn't change our assessment of the current transmission route."
Experts meet next week to discern if the disease represents a global public health emergency.
Massachusetts, which had the first US case in May, confirms 2 more infections.
"Monkeypox cases may present similar to some sexually transmitted infections and could be mistaken for other diagnoses."
One expert cautions against letting the fear of stigmatization get in the way of clear messages.
So far this year African nations have reported 1,400 monkeypox cases, including 66 deaths.
Also, HHS has asked Bavarian Nordic to deliver 36,000 more vaccine doses this week to the national stockpile.
Cases in nonendemic countries continue to climb, with more than 780 reported in the past 3 weeks.
Also, an expert weighs in on crafting clear public health messaging that doesn't stigmatize yet doesn't miss key groups.
