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    A small number of states, as well as some local jurisdictions, are reporting race/ethnicity data on MPX cases and vaccinations and these data show a disproportionate impact of MPX cases on Black an…

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      As of August 22, four states (CO, GA, NJ,NC) and Washington D.C. are reporting #MPX vaccination data by race and/or ethnicity, which show that Black people are receiving smaller shares of vaccinations compared to their share of cases. https://t.co/h7SSSwmjxC

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      As was seen with #COVID19, underlying structural inequities place people of color at increased risk for public health threats. Early data show that Black and Hispanic people are bearing a disproportionate burden of #monkeypox cases to date. https://t.co/h7SSSwmjxC

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    Cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) were exposed by fine-particle aerosol to lethal doses of monkeypox virus, Zaire strain. Death, attributable to fibrinonecrotic bronchopneumonia, occurred 9 to 17 days postexposure. Lower airway epithelium served as the principal target for primary infection. The relative degree of involvement among lymphoid tissues suggested that tonsil, mediastinal, and…

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    • 1/🧵 Is MonkeyPox airborne? I’m not an ID specialist, but evidence from this often cited 2001 @Nature study does NOT speak to usual #MPX exposure. The Methods describe high dose, highly lethal variant. This is more like being sprayed w viral fluid. https://t.co/NUUhwvGtyF

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    The monkeypox virus is not like COVID-19, and far less transmissible. But there is cause for concern as the number of cases continues to rise, and more questions come up about how easily the virus can spread.

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    • Excellent Q&A by @JColasantiMD on #MPX @GradyHealth @EmoryCFAR Q&A: What to know about #monkeypox symptoms and how it spreads https://t.co/M8s7PCSUAX

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    by Carolyn Chu, MD, MSc, AAHIVS, AAHIVM Chief Medical Officer August 2, 2022 Featured Literature: Girometti N, Byrne R, Bracchi M, et. al.  Demographic and clinical characteristics of confirmed human monkeypox virus cases in individuals attending a sexual health centre in London, UK: an observational analysis.  Lancet Infect Dis.  2022 July 1: S1473-3099(22)00411-X.  PMID 35785793….

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    • MPX study findings shed further light on the clinical presentation and course of #MPX to help providers ensure appropriate clinical evaluation and follow-up. https://t.co/wKWFoiYV6K via @aahivmcomm

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    A woman in Georgia has been diagnosed with monkeypox, the first woman in the state to be diagnosed with the infectious disease, the Georgia Department of Public Health told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tuesday.

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    • First woman (presumably first cis-woman, bcs no data on trans women yet). Contact w man w #MPX. No further info about type of contact. BREAKING: Health officials announce first monkeypox case in woman in Georgia https://t.co/PFz4TPdIsW