Persistent morbidity in Clade IIb mpox patients: interim results of a long-term follow-up study, Belgium, June to November 2022

Berens-Riha, Nicole; Bracke, Stefanie; Rutgers, Jojanneke; Burm, Christophe; Van Gestel, Liesbeth; Hens, Matilde; Kenyon, Chris; Bottieau, Emmanuel; Soentjens, Patrick; Brosius, Isabel; Van Esbroeck, Marjan; Vercauteren, Koen; van Griensven, Johan; van Dijck, Christophe; Liesenborghs, Laurens; ,

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.es.2023.28.7.2300072

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“…The conclusions of the study were that most of the patients still had ongoing symptoms weeks after their initial disease disappeared. Therefore, physicians should be conscious of the pain and possible issues that still affect the mental health of their patients, after an apparently resolved disease, such as the infection with the clade IIb mpox strain ( Berens-Riha et al, 2023 ).…”

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Monkeypox: a global health emergency

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Over the past 2 years, the world has faced the impactful Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with a visible shift in economy, medicine, and beyond. As of recent times, the emergence of the monkeypox (mpox) virus infections and the growing number of infected cases have raised panic and fear among people, not only due to its resemblance to the now eradicated smallpox virus, but also because another potential pandemic could have catastrophic consequences, globally. However, studies of the smallpox virus performed in the past and wisdom gained from the COVID-19 pandemic are the two most helpful tools for humanity that can prevent major outbreaks of the mpox virus, thus warding off another pandemic. Because smallpox and mpox are part of the same virus genus, the Orthopoxvirus genus, the structure and pathogenesis, as well as the transmission of both these two viruses are highly similar. Because of these similarities, antivirals and vaccines approved and licensed in the past for the smallpox virus are effective and could successfully treat and prevent an mpox virus infection. This review discusses the main components that outline this current global health issue raised by the mpox virus, by presenting it as a whole, and integrating aspects such as its structure, pathogenesis, clinical aspects, prevention, and treatment options, and how this ongoing phenomenon is being globally approached.

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confidence: 99%