Mpox Still Circulating At Low Levels In High-Risk Groups Across US, Study Finds

ABC News (6/6, Kekatos) reports, “In summer 2022, the global mpox outbreak seemed poised to overwhelm the U.S. with cases rising exponentially every week and no signs of slowing.” But “a successful public health campaign – promoting behavior changes and vaccination – helped cases drop dramatically.” However, now “a new small study published Thursday and led by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) says that mpox cases are still circulating at low levels in the U.S. and primarily among unvaccinated high-risk groups.” The study only identified cases in patients who “identified as gay or bisexual men who have sex with men and had not been vaccinated against mpox.” The results were published in MMWR.