Summer Could Bring a Surge of New Mpox Cases - ISS-G20 Laboratorium Repository

As cities rev up for summer festivals, Pride celebrations, or other large events, public health officials have warned clinicians that the season could also bring a resurgence in mpox cases. In May, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert cautioning that community transmission is ongoing. Case in point: during a recent 3-week period, the Chicago Department of Public Health received reports of 1 probable and 12 confirmed mpox cases. By mid-May, the case count had risen to 21, Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, deputy director of the White House national mpox response, said during a CDC press briefing.

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