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Confused about the different mpox clades and outbreaks? The story is indeed complex. This excellent piece from Kai Kupferschmidt brings nuance into the discussion and counteracts the harmful narrative that 'the most aggressive mpox variant ever is spreading' science.org/content/articl…

bbc.com/news/articles/… Important to read interviews with mpox-experienced healthcare workers, like this one with Dr Ngadjole, who is responding to mpox outbreaks in DRC & observing who is affected, how mpox is spreading, & how transmission can be stopped. More resources needed.

The mpox virus is spreading across Africa and beyond at an alarming rate. This outbreak could have been locally contained but rich countries that have the vaccines have been slow to act. Here are three steps we must take now to keep everyone safe. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Case closed. No further debate needed. Ban outdoor smoking now.

For 10+ years, ISARIC & World Health Organization (WHO) have been developing case report forms (CRFs) for infectious disease outbreaks. In MDPI, our researchers analyse how a data-driven approach to designing CRFs can lead to a more informed public health response ⬇️ doi.org/10.3390/epidem…

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A new preprint is now up where we identify clade Ia and clade Ib co-circulation in Kinshasa province, DRC #mpox medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

"Traveling on a flight with a person with [clade II] mpox does not appear to constitute an exposure risk or warrant routine contact tracing activities." cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…