ArticleWellcome open research2022
Is mpox an STI? The societal aspects and healthcare implications of a key question.
Article in Wellcome open research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in men having sex with men (MSM): a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Advancing Infectious Diseases Control in Africa: Lessons From the Mpox Re-emergence.Health science reports · 2025Article
- 'It was something that I let slip by the wayside': a qualitative study of challenges to equitable mpox vaccination in the UK outbreak response.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Harnessing community-based one health interventions implementation beyond Mpox outbreak management in Africa: insights and benefits.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2025Article
- Ethical considerations during Mpox Outbreak: a scoping review.BMC medical ethics · 2024Article
- Community Involvement in an Outbreak-One Year on for Mpox.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2024Article
- Recognising and responding to the community needs of gay and bisexual men around mpox.PloS one · 2024Article
- Clade Ib: a new emerging threat in the Mpox outbreak.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- Mpox knowledge, behaviours and barriers to public health measures among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in the UK: a qualitative study to inform public health guidance and messaging.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Social media as a public health tool during the UK mpox outbreak: a qualitative study of stakeholders' experiences.BMJ public health · 2023Article
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12 authors at 8 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
This letter explores the societal aspects and healthcare implications that underlie thinking about mpox (formerly known was monkeypox), in the 2022 outbreak, as a sexually transmitted infection (STI). The authors examine what underlies this question, exploring what is an STI, what is sex, and what is the role of stigma in sexual health promotion. The authors argue that, in this specific outbreak, mpox is an STI among men who have sex with men (MSM). The authors highlight the need of critically thinking about how to communicate effectively, the role of homophobia and other inequalities, and the importance of the social sciences.
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