The £1 million PResymptomatIc MonkEypox / Mpox (PRIME) study, funded by the Medical Research Council, is asking anyone in England aged 18 or over who knows they have been in close sexual contact with an mpox case to come forward to participate.
The £1 million PResymptomatIc MonkEypox / Mpox (PRIME) study, funded by the Medical Research Council, is asking anyone in England aged 18 or over who knows they have been in close sexual contact with an mpox case to come forward to participate.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published its latest mpox outbreak epidemiological overview, which provides an update to the number of confirmed and highly probable mpox cases in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The nationwide mpox outbreak vaccination programme is due to come to a close at the end of July, however vaccinations will continue to be available beyond this date in London after 11 new cases were diagnosed within the past few weeks.
Latest data shows an increase in mpox cases in London over the past four weeks.
The paper is a collaborative piece of work between the national STI team at UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the British Association of Sexual Health & HIV (BASHH) and utilised a bespoke data collection tool to understand the clinical presentation, clinical severity, and epidemiology of those affected by monkeypox (Mpox) who were attending sexual health services in England.
The UK Health Security Agency, supported by the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has launched a study to better understand how the body reacts to the mpox (monkeypox) virus and produces antibodies.
First doses remain available for gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men (GBMSM) at highest risk from mpox until June 16 with second doses available until the end of July.
UK Health Security Agency has published its latest mpox (monkeypox) outbreak epidemiological overview, which provides an update to the number of confirmed and highly probable mpox cases in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Brighton & Hove Switchboard, Terrence Higgins Trust, Love Tank and Birmingham LGBT are among 14 organisations to benefit from a new fund to boost engagement and outreach activity to reduce sexual health inequalities across England
The UKHSA Mpox and Sexual Health (STI and HIV) Outreach and Engagement Activity Fund will provide up to £30,000 funding to community-based, voluntary sector organisations to develop and deliver work to address inequalities in affected LGBTQ+ groups.
