Emerging Infections
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Study: Early Tecovirimat Stops Mpox Progression in HIV Patients
People with HIV and mpox disease who received tecovirimat within 7 days of symptom onset were 13 times less likely to experience progression,...
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC warns of Mpox resurgence in summer of 2023
Springtime and summertime gatherings and festivals could lead to renewed virus spread.
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New outbreaks of Marburg virus disease: What clinicians need to know
Overall, the risk of MVD in nonendemic countries, like the United States, is low but there is still a risk of importation.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC reports uptick in invasive Strep A infections
Consider this bacterial infection as a possible cause of severe illness in children and adults.
Latest News
Monkeypox in children appears rare and relatively mild
“The other silver lining about it is that most of the kids got infected in the household setting, from ways that you would expect them to get [...
From the Journals
In patients with untreated AIDS, monkeypox can be life-threatening
Monkeypox, though often mild, may be severe and even fatal in immunocompromised patients.
Conference Coverage
Emerging invasive fungal infections call for multidisciplinary cooperation
“We need epidemiologists, doctors, and microbiologists to join ... to generate the necessary databases.”
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Levels of West Nile virus higher than normal in northern Italy
Climate change has affected the spread of West Nile fever.
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Langya, a new zoonotic virus, detected in China
Chinese researchers identified 35 people infected with a new animal virus in eastern China.
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Are we up the creek without a paddle? What COVID, monkeypox, and nature are trying to tell us
We may be facing unique challenges and smaller windows to intervene as we move forward.
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Will monkeypox be the ‘syphilis of the 21st century’?
We must remain alert to the risks posed by this monkeypox epidemic.