Despite the risk of severe infection from COVID-19, the study authors found that only 40.5% of residents were up to date with COVID vaccination.
Most infections occurred at lower latitudes from January to July (not including April) but were seen mainly at higher latitudes from August to December.
With the H5N1 avian flu virus now reported in 5 Michigan dairy herds, officials remind residents to avoid drinking unpasteurized milk.
The test, the first for home sample collection, is available for doctors to order for patients who have suspected infections.
Bisexual men were less likely to report mpox vaccination than gay men.
Kids are the most affected group in the DRC's mpox outbreak, and their exposure is coming from household contacts and small animals.
Cases so far this year are triple the same period last year, and the WHO said more outbreak resources are needed, including access to vaccines.
Only 1 of 109 mpox cases was tied to workplace exposure, likely from a sharps injury.
The step paves the way for the vaccine to be given at a broader range of sites, including doctors offices and pharmacies.
By the end of November 2022, Florida had recorded 2,845 confirmed or probable mpox cases.
For women, the estimated sample case hospitalization risk was 18%, compared with 5% for men, but the authors noted 'considerable' uncertainty because of the small number of cases in women.
The epi investigation revealed that many of the patients were young women involved in sex work.
The authors found strong evidence of viral circulation before initial case detection in each affected world region.
The most common symptom throughout the study period was rash, followed by enlarged lymph nodes.
Sensitivity was 99% for all patients and 100% in the people affected by HIV.
As small clusters continue, the CDC notes that only 1 in 4 eligible people have received both mpox vaccine doses.
Early tecovirimat was associated with shorter time to symptom improvement (by 5.5 days) among participants with severe illness.
Countries reporting the most cases were Spain, Portugal, the UK, and Germany.
The most common adverse event was mild to moderate injection-site pain, which was reported by 60% of vaccinated participants
Two of the animals died, for a case-fatality rate of 10%, while no animal caretakers were affected.
Cases also continue from China and Singapore in the Western Pacific region.
Prior infection from a clade 2 infection, as well as vaccination, could decrease the impact on at-risk groups.
The current DRC outbreak has already claimed 581 lives.
The emergency team also treated patients with measles, malnourishment, and malaria.
Serial scores matched clinical observations, and MPOX-SSS demonstrated good discrimination, identified changes over time, and generated higher scores in the expected groups.