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MonkeypoxUploaded 12-10-22New Microbes and New Infectionshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9375638/it is believed that African squirrels and other rodents might be the primary reservoirsCurrent epidemiological situation as of 10 October 2022https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/monkeypox-outbreak-epidemiological-overview/monkeypox-outbreak-epidemiological-overview-11-october-2022Confirmed cases, 3,523Highly probable cases, 150Scotland, 94 Northern Ireland, 34Wales, 46England, 3,499 Cases were confirmed in England from 6 May 2022 The outbreak has mainly been in gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men,without documented history of travel to endemic countries. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/monkeypox-outbreak-technical-briefings/investigation-into-monkeypox-outbreak-in-england-technical-briefing-8Level 2Transmission within a defined sub-population.Out of 3,390 cases with known gender, 99% are men, and there are 45 women. Nowcast and growthIncidence remains low.Multiple factors in reductionVaccination, (moderate confidence)Behavioural modification, (low confidence)(Reduction in some other sexually transmitted infections)Route of transmissionClose or sexual contactMonkeypox virus has been detected in air and environmental samples(hospital room of infected patients)No confirmed instances of airborne transmissionLimited household transmissionAssessment (confidence): Transmitting primarily through close or sexual contact (moderate)Observed clinical severityNo reported deaths in the UKMorbidity amongst people admitted to hospital, severe pain, secondary bacterial infectionEncephalitis, reported, appears uncommonUS situationhttps://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/us-map.htmlConfirmed cases, as of 11th October 2022 = 26,778Vaccinations = 873,552(as of 4th October)UK ethnicity dataUS Ethnic mixhttps://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/982173?src=wnl_edit_tpal&uac=127834AR&impID=4739080&faf=1Kaiser Family Foundationhttps://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/national-data-show-continuing-disparities-in-mpx-monkeypox-cases-and-vaccinations-among-black-and-hispanic-people/MPX case rates among Black people are over five times those of White people (14.4 vs. 2.6 per 100,000)Hispanic people account for larger shares of cases compared with their shares of the populationAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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