CDC Warns of New Mpox Cases, Potential New Outbreak This Summer: 'It's Not Over'

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Source: https://news.yahoo.com/cdc-warns-mpox-cases-potential-121200598.html

CDC Warns of New Mpox Cases, Potential New Outbreak This Summer: 'It's Not Over'
Korin Miller
Wed, May 17, 2023 at 8:12 AM EDT 5 min read

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, can surge again this summer, the CDC says.
More than 30,000 people in the U.S. have gotten the virus since the outbreak began last summer.
Experts recommend getting vaccinated if you're considered high risk.

Last summer, people watched closely as cases of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) jumped across the country. But public health officials acted quickly, encouraging high-risk people to get vaccinated against the disease, and cases of Mpox started falling in August 2022. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a warning: Mpox could come back again this summer.

“The outbreak is not over,” the CDC warns in a health alert issued Monday. “Spring and summer season in 2023 could lead to a resurgence of mpox as people gather for festivals and other events.” The alert then urges healthcare providers to be on the lookout for new cases or outbreaks of the disease...​

 

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Source: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7221a1.htm

Potential for Recurrent Mpox Outbreaks Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men — United States, 2023

Weekly / May 26, 2023 / 72(21);568–573


Emily D. Pollock[SUP]1[/SUP]; Patrick A. Clay[SUP]1[/SUP]; Adrienne Keen[SUP]2[/SUP]; Dustin W. Currie[SUP]3[/SUP]; Rosalind J. Carter[SUP]4[/SUP]; Laura A. S. Quilter[SUP]1[/SUP]; Adi V. Gundlapalli[SUP]5[/SUP]; Jonathan Mermin[SUP]1[/SUP]; Ian H. Spicknall[SUP]1[/SUP] (View author affiliations)
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Summary

What is already known about this topic?
Monkeypox (mpox) has disproportionately affected gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM); the percentage of MSM with immunity due to vaccination or infection varies among jurisdictions.
What is added by this report?
Mathematical modeling suggests that the risk for future outbreaks depends linearly on the level of immunity in the population at risk; cumulative incidence, on the other hand, has multiple thresholds. More than 592,000 MSM live in jurisdictions with risk for mpox recurrences capable of sustained transmission if a cluster of infectious cases were reintroduced.
What are the implications for public health practice?
Increasing vaccination coverage among MSM at risk and in jurisdictions with low immunity has the potential to reduce the risk for and potential size of future mpox outbreaks...



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