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The goal of the global outbreak response for monkeypox is to stop human-to-human transmission of monkeypox, with a priority focus on communities at high risk of exposure which may differ according to context, and to effectively use strong public health measures to prevent onward spread of the diseas...
Laboratory testing for the monkeypox virus
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Any individual that meets the suspected case definition of monkeypox should be offered testing in appropriately equipped laboratories by staff trained in the relevant technical and safety procedures. Confirmation of monkeypox virus infection is based on nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT), usi...
Monkeypox content collection
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The Lancet Group publishes the latest monkeypox-related content across epidemiology, treatments, and much more. Here you can explore monkeypox content published across all Lancet journals and content types. All of our monkeypox content is free to access.
21 juillet 2022
Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for monkeypox: interim guidance 24 June 2022
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The overall goal of surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing in this context is to stop human-to-human transmission to control the outbreak. The key objectives of surveillance and case investigation are to rapidly identify cases and clusters in order to provide optimal clinical care; to ...
South Africa has recorded its first case of monkeypox today, 23 June 2022. The Minister of
Health Dr. Joe Phaahla explained that he received a report from the National Health
Laboratory Services’ CEO that they have confirmed through laboratory tests the first case of
monkeypox in South Africa. ...
Hinweise zur Therapie von Affenpocken
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Therapiehinweise des STAKOB unter Mitwirkung von BfArM, DGI, DGPI, DTG, PEI und Pocken Konsiliarlabor RKI - ZBS 1
Aufgrund einer nicht auszuschließenden Übertragbarkeit der Affenpocken bereits in der Prodromalphase mit milden und sehr unspezifischen Symptomen ist
die Quarantäne für Kontaktpersonen mit hohem Übertragungsrisiko einschließlich der Haushaltsmitglieder geboten. Diese Empfehlung wird angepasst...
21 July 2022. The Rapid Core CRF is designed to collect data obtained through examination, interview and review of
hospital or clinic notes of patients with suspected, probable, or confirmed monkeypox infection. Data
may be collected prospectively or retrospectively. The data collection period is ...
This publication provides information for identifying, classifying, marking, labelling, packaging, documenting and refrigerating infectious substances for transportation and ensuring their safe delivery.
The document provides practical guidance to facilitate compliance with applicable international...
In a retrospective review of hospital records of 40 human monkeypox cases from Nigeria, the majority developed fever and self-limiting vesiculopustular skin eruptions. Five deaths
were reported. Compared to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–negative cases, HIV type 1–coinfected cases had more ...
In September, 2017, human monkeypox re-emerged in Nigeria, 39 years after the last reported case. We aimed to describe the clinical and epidemiological features of the 2017–18 human monkeypox outbreak in Nigeria.
Since the re-emergence of monkeypox in Nigeria in September 2017, the Nigeria Centre
for Disease Control(NCDC) has continued to receive reports and respond to cases of the
disease from States across the country. Between September 2017 when the outbreak started and November 2018, about 300 suspecte...
This document provides information and recommendations for action, based on the current available knowledge around monkeypox. It is a first draft which will be updated in light of evolving evidence and additional information as they become available.
