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ArticleNature communications2024

Understanding the infection severity and epidemiological characteristics of mpox in the UK.

Thomas Ward, Christopher E Overton, Robert S Paton, Rachel Christie, Fergus Cumming, Martyn Fyles

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Mpox Virus as a Global Public Health Emergency: A Scoping Review.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Thomas WardUK Health Security Agency, Data Analytics & Surveillance, London, UK. Tom.Ward@ukhsa.gov.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-8801-747X
Christopher E OvertonUK Health Security Agency, Data Analytics & Surveillance, London, UK.
Robert S PatonUK Health Security Agency, Data Analytics & Surveillance, London, UK.
Rachel ChristieUK Health Security Agency, Data Analytics & Surveillance, London, UK.
Fergus CummingUK Health Security Agency, Data Analytics & Surveillance, London, UK.
Martyn FylesUK Health Security Agency, Data Analytics & Surveillance, London, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In May 2022, individuals infected with the monkeypox virus were detected in the UK without clear travel links to endemic areas. Understanding the clinical characteristics and infection severity of mpox is necessary for effective public health policy. The study period of this paper, from the 1

Indexed as

Abducens Nerve DiseasesMpox, MonkeypoxFemaleHospitalizationHumansLength of StayMaleUnited Kingdom

Identifiers

PMID38467622
PMCPMC10928097

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