Mpox Spotlight
Mpox is a disease caused by infection with the Monkeypox virus— a type of Orthopoxvirus.
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2025
Early Release Diagnostic Accuracy of 3 Mpox Lateral Flow Assays for Antigen Detection, Democratic Republic of the Congo and United KingdomElie Ishara-Nshombo et al. Volume 31, Number 6—June 2025 Real-Time Use of Monkeypox Virus Genomic Surveillance, King County, Washington, USA, 2022–2024
Kathryn M. Lau et al. Volume 31, Supplement—May 2025 Current Issue Clinical and Epidemiologic Characteristics of Mpox Cases, Dominican Republic, July 2022–February 2023
Robert Paulino-Ramirez et al. Volume 31, Number 5—May 2025 Current Issue Clade Ia Monkeypox Virus Linked to Sexual Transmission, Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 2024
Jean-Claude Makangara-Cigolo et al. Volume 31, Number 5—May 2025 Short-Lived Neutralizing Antibody Responses to Monkeypox Virus in Smallpox Vaccine–Naive Persons after JYNNEOS Vaccination
Kara Phipps et al. Volume 31, Number 2—February 2025 Case Reports of Human Monkeypox Virus Infections, Uganda, 2024
Nicholas Bbosa et al. Volume 31, Number 1—January 2025 Research and Development of Medical Countermeasures for Emerging Infectious Diseases, China, 1990–2022
Jiyan Ma et al. Volume 31, Number 1—January 2025 The Rise of Mpox in a Post-Smallpox World
Jennifer H. McQuiston et al. Volume 31, Number 1—January 2025
2024
Mpox Vaccine Acceptance, Democratic Republic of the CongoSkylar Petrichko et al. Volume 30, Number 12—December 2024 Emerging Monkeypox Virus Sublineage C.1 Causing Community Transmission, Vietnam, 2023
Huynh Thi Thuy Hoa et al. Volume 30, Number 11—November 2024 Mpox Hepatic and Pulmonary Lesions in HIV/Hepatitis B Virus Co-Infected Patient, France
Ruxandra Calin et al. Volume 30, Number 11—November 2024 Analysis of Monkeypox Virus Exposures and Lesions by Anatomic Site
Sarah Anne J. Guagliardo et al. Volume 30, Number 11—November 2024 Mpox Epidemiology and Vaccine Effectiveness, England, 2023
Hannah Charles et al. Volume 30, Number 10—October 2024 One Health Investigation into Mpox and Pets, United States
Clint N. Morgan et al. Volume 30, Number 10—October 2024 Epidemiologic Quantities for Monkeypox Virus Clade I from Historical Data with Implications for Current Outbreaks, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Valentina Marziano et al. Volume 30, Number 10—October 2024 Presumed Transmission of 2 Distinct Monkeypox Virus Variants from Central African Republic to Democratic Republic of the Congo
Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki et al. Volume 30, Number 10—October 2024 Role of Direct Sexual Contact in Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus, Italy
Giuseppe Sberna et al. Volume 30, Number 9—September 2024 Mpox Epidemiology and Risk Factors, Nigeria, 2022
Dimie Ogoina et al. Volume 30, Number 9—September 2024 Reemergence of Clade IIb–Associated Mpox, Germany, July–December 2023
Patrick E. Obermeier et al. Volume 30, Number 7—July 2024 Relapsed Mpox Keratitis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Cinthia Pi et al. Volume 30, Number 7—July 2024 Incubation Period and Serial Interval of Mpox in 2022 Global Outbreak Compared with Historical Estimates
Luis Ponce et al. Volume 30, Number 6—June 2024 Mpox Diagnosis, Behavioral Risk Modification, and Vaccination Uptake among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men, United Kingdom, 2022
Dana Ogaz et al. Volume 30, Number 5—May 2024 Seasonal Patterns of Mpox Index Cases, Africa, 1970–2021
Camille Besombes et al. Volume 30, Number 5—May 2024 Concurrent Outbreaks of Hepatitis A, Invasive Meningococcal Disease, and Mpox, Florida, USA, 2021–2022
Timothy J. Doyle et al. Volume 30, Number 4—April 2024 Co-Circulating Monkeypox and Swinepox Viruses, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2022
Thierry Kalonji et al. Volume 30, Number 4—April 2024 Link between Monkeypox Virus Genomes from Museum Specimens and 1965 Zoo Outbreak
Michelle Hämmerle et al. Volume 30, Number 4—April 2024 Ten Years of High-Consequence Pathogens—Research Gains, Readiness Gaps, and Future Goals
Jennifer H. McQuiston et al. Volume 30, Number 4—April 2024 Health Belief Model to Assess Mpox Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Residents and Staff, Cook County Jail, Illinois, USA, July–August 2022
Rashida Hassan et al. Volume 30, Supplement—March 2024 Monitoring and Characteristics of Mpox Contacts, Virginia, USA, May–November 2022
Eleanor N. Field et al. Volume 30, Number 3—March 2024 Inadvertent Platelet Transfusion from Monkeypox Virus–Infected Donor to Recipient, Thailand, 2023
Jiratchaya Puenpa et al. Volume 30, Number 3—March 2024 Concurrent Clade I and Clade II Monkeypox Virus Circulation, Cameroon, 1979–2022
Delia D. Djuicy et al. Volume 30, Number 3—March 2024 Residual Immunity from Smallpox Vaccination and Possible Protection from Mpox, China
Yu Huang et al. Volume 30, Number 2—February 2024 No Evidence for Clade I Monkeypox Virus Circulation, Belgium
Laurens Liesenborghs et al. Volume 30, Number 2—February 2024 Estimation of Incubation Period of Mpox during 2022 Outbreak in Pereira, Colombia
Jorge M. Estrada Alvarez et al. Volume 30, Number 1—January 2024 Clade I–Associated Mpox Cases Associated with Sexual Contact, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Emile M. Kibungu et al. Volume 30, Number 1—January 2024
2023
Tecovirimat Resistance in Mpox Patients, United States, 2022–2023Todd G. Smith et al. Volume 29, Number 12—December 2023 Treatment of Mpox with Suspected Tecovirimat Resistance in Immunocompromised Patient, United States, 2022
Caitlin A. Contag et al. Volume 29, Number 12—December 2023 Monkeypox Virus in Wastewater Samples from Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Manuel Ampuero et al. Volume 29, Number 11—November 2023 Congenital Mpox Syndrome (Clade I) in Stillborn Fetus after Placental Infection and Intrauterine Transmission, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2008
David A. Schwartz et al. Volume 29, Number 11—November 2023 Prevalence of Undiagnosed Monkeypox Virus Infections during Global Mpox Outbreak, United States, June–September 2022
Faisal S. Minhaj et al. Volume 29, Number 11—November 2023 Racial and Socioeconomic Equity of Tecovirimat Treatment during the 2022 Mpox Emergency, New York, New York, USA
Maura K. Lash et al. Volume 29, Number 11—November 2023 Stability of Monkeypox Virus in Body Fluids and Wastewater
Claude Kwe Yinda et al. Volume 29, Number 10—October 2023 Mpox in Children and Adolescents during Multicountry Outbreak, 2022–2023
Ana Hoxha et al. Volume 29, Number 10—October 2023 Pharyngeal Co-Infections with Monkeypox Virus and Group A Streptococcus, United States, 2022
Robyn M. Kaiser et al. Volume 29, Number 9—September 2023 Laboratory Diagnosis of Mpox, Central African Republic, 2016–2022
Sandra Garba-Ouangole et al. Volume 29, Number 9—September 2023 Prevalence of Asymptomatic Mpox among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Japan, January–March 2023
Daisuke Mizushima et al. Volume 29, Number 9—September 2023 Detecting, Quantifying, and Isolating Monkeypox Virus in Suspected Cases, Spain
Marta E. Álvarez Argüelles et al. Volume 29, Number 7—July 2023 Epidemiologic Characteristics of Mpox among People Experiencing Homelessness, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2022
Hannah K. Brosnan et al. Volume 29, Number 6—June 2023 Genomic Surveillance of Monkeypox Virus, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2022
Natália R. Guimarães et al. Volume 29, Number 6—June 2023 Results of PCR Analysis of Mpox Clinical Samples, Sweden, 2022
Jon Edman-Wallér et al. Volume 29, Number 6—June 2023 “Unassisted by Education, and Unfettered by the Rules of Art”
Byron Breedlove Volume 29, Number 6—June 2023 Isolated Ocular Mpox without Skin Lesions, United States
Minh T. Nguyen et al. Volume 29, Number 6—June 2023 Treatment Failure in Patient with Severe Mpox and Untreated HIV, Maryland, USA
Evgenii Filippov et al. Volume 29, Number 6—June 2023 Case Report and Literature Review of Occupational Transmission of Monkeypox Virus to Healthcare Workers, South Korea
Yunsang Choi et al. Volume 29, Number 5—May 2023 Serial Interval and Incubation Period Estimates of Monkeypox Virus Infection in 12 Jurisdictions, United States, May–August 2022
Zachary J. Madewell et al. Volume 29, Number 4—April 2023 Retrospective Screening of Clinical Samples for Monkeypox Virus DNA, California, USA, 2022
Caitlin A. Contag et al. Volume 29, Number 4—April 2023 Podcast Mapping Global Bushmeat Activities to Improve Zoonotic Spillover Surveillance by Using Geospatial Modeling
Soushieta Jagadesh et al. Volume 29, Number 4—April 2023
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Experimental Infection of North American Deer Mice with Clade I and II Monkeypox Virus Isolates
Yvon Deschambault et al. Volume 29, Number 4—April 2023 Monkeypox Virus Infection in 2 Female Travelers Returning to Vietnam from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2022
Nguyen Thanh Dung et al. Volume 29, Number 4—April 2023 Mpox in Young Woman with No Epidemiologic Risk Factors, Massachusetts, USA
Mark J. Siedner et al. Volume 29, Number 4—April 2023 Genomic Analysis of Early Monkeypox Virus Outbreak Strains, Washington, USA
Pavitra Roychoudhury et al. Volume 29, Number 3—March 2023 Possible Mpox Protection from Smallpox Vaccine–Generated Antibodies among Older Adults
Iván Sanz-Muñoz et al. Volume 29, Number 3—March 2023 Intrahost Monkeypox Virus Genome Variation in Patient with Early Infection, Finland, 2022
Hanna Vauhkonen et al. Volume 29, Number 3—March 2023 Sustained Mpox Proctitis with Primary Syphilis and HIV Seroconversion, Australia
Rachel M. Burdon et al. Volume 29, Number 3—March 2023 Metagenomic Sequencing of Monkeypox Virus, Northern Mexico
Kame A. Galán-Huerta et al. Volume 29, Number 2—February 2023 Familial Monkeypox Virus Infection Involving 2 Young Children
Pascal Del Giudice et al. Volume 29, Number 2—February 2023 Occupational Monkeypox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker, California, USA, 2022
Jemma Alarcón et al. Volume 29, Number 2—February 2023 Emerging Pathogens Pose Inevitable Surprises
Byron Breedlove Volume 29, Number 2—February 2023 Monkeypox Virus Evolution before 2022 Outbreak
Eric Dumonteil et al. Volume 29, Number 2—February 2023 Orthopoxvirus Infections in Rodents, Nigeria, 2018–2019
Clement Meseko et al. Volume 29, Number 2—February 2023
2022
Monkeypox Virus Detection in Different Clinical Specimen TypesMaan Hasso et al. Volume 28, Number 12—December 2022 Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease as Differential Diagnosis of Monkeypox, Germany, August 2022
Anahita Fathi et al. Volume 28, Number 12—December 2022 Possible Occupational Infection of Healthcare Workers with Monkeypox Virus, Brazil
Richard Steiner Salvato et al. Volume 28, Number 12—December 2022 Myocarditis Attributable to Monkeypox Virus Infection in 2 Patients, United States, 2022
Guillermo Rodriguez-Nava et al. Volume 28, Number 12—December 2022 Monkeypox after Occupational Needlestick Injury from Pustule
João P. Caldas et al. Volume 28, Number 12—December 2022 Orthopoxvirus Seroprevalence and Infection Susceptibility in France, Bolivia, Laos, and Mali
Léa Luciani et al. Volume 28, Number 12—December 2022 Observational Cohort Study of Evolving Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Virologic Features of Monkeypox in Southern France
Nadim Cassir et al. Volume 28, Number 12—December 2022 National Monkeypox Surveillance, Central African Republic, 2001–2021
Camille Besombes et al. Volume 28, Number 12—December 2022 Monkeypox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker through Needlestick Injury, Brazil
Laína Bubach Carvalho et al. Volume 28, Number 11—November 2022 Monkeypox in Patient Immunized with ACAM2000 Smallpox Vaccine During 2022 Outbreak
Matthew Turner et al. Volume 28, Number 11—November 2022 Epidemiology of Early Monkeypox Virus Transmission in Sexual Networks of Gay and Bisexual Men, England, 2022
Amoolya Vusirikala et al. Volume 28, Number 10—October 2022 Introduction and Differential Diagnosis of Monkeypox in Argentina, 2022
Adrian Lewis et al. Volume 28, Number 10—October 2022 Environmental Persistence of Monkeypox Virus on Surfaces in Household of Person with Travel-Associated Infection, Dallas, Texas, USA, 2021
Clint N. Morgan et al. Volume 28, Number 10—October 2022 Early Estimates of Monkeypox Incubation Period, Generation Time, and Reproduction Number, Italy, May–June 2022
Giorgio Guzzetta et al. Volume 28, Number 10—October 2022 Ten-Week Follow-Up of Monkeypox Case-Patient, Sweden, 2022
Aleksandra Pettke et al. Volume 28, Number 10—October 2022 Human Monkeypox without Viral Prodrome or Sexual Exposure, California, USA, 2022
Abraar Karan et al. Volume 28, Number 10—October 2022 Epidemiologic Features and Control Measures during Monkeypox Outbreak, Spain, June 2022
Berta Suárez Rodríguez et al. Volume 28, Number 9—September 2022 Rapid Adaptation of Established High-Throughput Molecular Testing Infrastructure for Monkeypox Virus Detection
Dominik Nörz et al. Volume 28, Number 9—September 2022 Agile Thinking Slays the Chimaera
Byron Breedlove Volume 28, Number 9—September 2022 Imported Monkeypox from International Traveler, Maryland, USA, 2021
Faisal S. Minhaj et al. Volume 28, Number 8—August 2022 Imported Monkeypox from International Traveler, Maryland, USA, 2021 (Response)
Varea Costello et al. Volume 28, Number 8—August 2022 Imported Monkeypox from International Traveler, Maryland, USA, 2021
Varea Costello et al. Volume 28, Number 5—May 2022
2021
Reemergence of Human Monkeypox and Declining Population Immunity in the Context of Urbanization, Nigeria, 2017–2020Phi-Yen Nguyen et al. Volume 27, Number 4—April 2021
2020
Imported Monkeypox, SingaporeSarah Ee Fang Yong et al. Volume 26, Number 8—August 2020 Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus, United Kingdom, October 2018
Aisling Vaughan et al. Volume 26, Number 4—April 2020 Use of Surveillance Outbreak Response Management and Analysis System for Human Monkeypox Outbreak, Nigeria, 2017–2019
Bernard C. Silenou et al. Volume 26, Number 2—February 2020
2019
Intrafamily Transmission of Monkeypox Virus, Central African Republic, 2018Camille Besombes et al. Volume 25, Number 8—August 2019 Molecular Evidence of Human Monkeypox Virus Infection, Sierra Leone
Fei Ye et al. Volume 25, Number 6—June 2019 Human Monkeypox in Sierra Leone after 44-Year Absence of Reported Cases
Mary G. Reynolds et al. Volume 25, Number 5—May 2019 Diagnosis of Imported Monkeypox, Israel, 2018
Noam Erez et al. Volume 25, Number 5—May 2019 Epidemiologic and Ecologic Investigations of Monkeypox, Likouala Department, Republic of the Congo, 2017
Reena H. Doshi et al. Volume 25, Number 2—February 2019
2018
Strengthening of Surveillance during Monkeypox Outbreak, Republic of the Congo, 2017Reena H. Doshi et al. Volume 24, Number 6—June 2018
2016
Extended Human-to-Human Transmission during a Monkeypox Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the CongoLeisha Diane Nolen et al. Volume 22, Number 6—June 2016
2014
Fatal Monkeypox in Wild-Living Sooty Mangabey, Côte d’Ivoire, 2012Aleksandar Radonić et al. Volume 20, Number 6—June 2014 Genomic Variability of Monkeypox Virus among Humans, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jeffrey R. Kugelman et al. Volume 20, Number 2—February 2014 Podcast Low-Incidence, High-Consequence Pathogens
Ermias D. Belay et al. Volume 20, Number 2—February 2014
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2013
Phylogenetic and Ecologic Perspectives of a Monkeypox Outbreak, Southern Sudan, 2005Yoshinori Nakazawa et al. Volume 19, Number 2—February 2013
2010
Human Monkeypox Outbreak Caused by Novel Virus Belonging to Congo Basin Clade, Sudan, 2005Pierre Formenty et al. Volume 16, Number 10—October 2010
2008
Serologic Evidence for Novel Poxvirus in Endangered Red Colobus Monkeys, Western UgandaTony L. Goldberg et al. Volume 14, Number 5—May 2008 Retrospective Analysis of Monkeypox Infection
Melissa E. Dubois et al. Volume 14, Number 4—April 2008
2007
Spectrum of Infection and Risk Factors for Human Monkeypox, United States, 2003Mary G. Reynolds et al. Volume 13, Number 9—September 2007 Occupational Risks during a Monkeypox Outbreak, Wisconsin, 2003
Donita R. Croft et al. Volume 13, Number 8—August 2007 Endemic Human Monkeypox, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2001–2004
Anne W. Rimoin et al. Volume 13, Number 6—June 2007 9th Annual Conference on New and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
Brenda A. Wilson et al. Volume 13, Number 1—January 2007
2006
Qualitative Assessment of Risk for Monkeypox Associated with Domestic Trade in Certain Animal Species, United StatesSusan M. Bernard et al. Volume 12, Number 12—December 2006
2005
Experimental Infection of Prairie Dogs with Monkeypox VirusShu-Yuan Xiao et al. Volume 11, Number 4—April 2005
2004
Experimental Infection of Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus) with Monkeypox VirusRobert B. Tesh et al. Volume 10, Number 9—September 2004 Monkeypox Transmission and Pathogenesis in Prairie Dogs
Jeannette Guarner et al. Volume 10, Number 3—March 2004
2003
Flow Cytometry and T-Cell Response Monitoring after Smallpox VaccinationFabrizio Poccia et al. Volume 9, Number 11—November 2003
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