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Mpox Prevention Self-Efficacy and Associated Factors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: Large Cross-Sectional Study

Mpox Prevention Self-Efficacy and Associated Factors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: Large Cross-Sectional Study

Therefore, there is a clear need for tools specifically tailored to mpox prevention, integrating established scales with the unique characteristics of mpox.

Quyige Gao, Shangbin Liu, Muzaibaier Tuerxunjiang, Huifang Xu, Jiechen Zhang, Gang Xu, Jianyu Chen, Yong Cai, Fan Hu, Ying Wang

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2025;11:e68400

Suspected Mpox Symptoms and Testing in Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States: Cross-Sectional Study

Suspected Mpox Symptoms and Testing in Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States: Cross-Sectional Study

Understanding potential barriers and facilitators to mpox testing during the peak of the 2022 outbreak can inform strategies for future mpox or other STI outbreaks. The current work aims to fill knowledge gaps around these barriers and facilitators by describing suspected mpox symptoms and testing from an mpox study among a sample of prior participants in the American Men’s Internet Survey (AMIS).

Kaitlyn Atkins, Thomas Carpino, Amrita Rao, Travis Sanchez, O Winslow Edwards, Marissa Hannah, Patrick S Sullivan, Yasmin P Ogale, Winston E Abara, Kevin P Delaney, Stefan D Baral

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2025;11:e57399

Nowcasting to Monitor Real-Time Mpox Trends During the 2022 Outbreak in New York City: Evaluation Using Reportable Disease Data Stratified by Race or Ethnicity

Nowcasting to Monitor Real-Time Mpox Trends During the 2022 Outbreak in New York City: Evaluation Using Reportable Disease Data Stratified by Race or Ethnicity

The burden of mpox diagnoses was inequitably distributed by race and ethnicity among patients in the United States [9] and in New York City [10]. Confirmed and probable mpox diagnoses [11] among New York City residents peaked first among White individuals (weeks beginning July 17 and July 24, 2022), then among Black or African American individuals (week beginning July 24, 2022), and then among Hispanic or Latino individuals (week beginning July 31, 2022; Figure 1).

Rebecca Rohrer, Allegra Wilson, Jennifer Baumgartner, Nicole Burton, Ray R Ortiz, Alan Dorsinville, Lucretia E Jones, Sharon K Greene

Online J Public Health Inform 2025;17:e56495

Toxicity on Social Media During the 2022 Mpox Public Health Emergency: Quantitative Study of Topical and Network Dynamics

Toxicity on Social Media During the 2022 Mpox Public Health Emergency: Quantitative Study of Topical and Network Dynamics

The 2022 mpox outbreak was first reported in several countries in Europe and quickly became a global health crisis [1]. Mpox is a viral illness that can be transmitted from animals to humans or between humans through contact with blood or bodily fluids [2]. This disease was originally named “monkeypox” and was later renamed to reduce stigma and other issues during the 2022 outbreak [3].

Lizhou Fan, Lingyao Li, Libby Hemphill

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e52997

Using AI to Differentiate Mpox From Common Skin Lesions in a Sexual Health Clinic: Algorithm Development and Validation Study

Using AI to Differentiate Mpox From Common Skin Lesions in a Sexual Health Clinic: Algorithm Development and Validation Study

In 2022 we added mpox lesion images to our database. The MSHC data set included 86 mpox and 1565 non-mpox images. We also implemented web scraping techniques on Google and Bing (Microsoft) search engines with different terms (“monkeypox,” “Monkey Pox,” “MPX,” and “Mpox”) to collect public domain or Creative Commons mpox images. This enabled us to collect 271 mpox images which required clinicians’ validation. Both MSHC and internet-sourced data sets contained uncropped original images.

Nyi Nyi Soe, Zhen Yu, Phyu Mon Latt, David Lee, Ranjit Singh Samra, Zongyuan Ge, Rashidur Rahman, Jiajun Sun, Jason J Ong, Christopher K Fairley, Lei Zhang

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e52490

Characteristics, Influence, Prevention, and Control Measures of the Mpox Infodemic: Scoping Review of Infodemiology Studies

Characteristics, Influence, Prevention, and Control Measures of the Mpox Infodemic: Scoping Review of Infodemiology Studies

The first study reporting online social media’s information of mpox was published in November 2019, which focused on the media reporting of mpox in Nigeria. After that, few studies focused on mpox-related online information or the infodemic until May 2022, when mpox cases emerged in multiple countries outside Africa. With WHO’s declaration of an mpox PHEIC, the number of related studies began growing rapidly (Multimedia Appendix 1). Study selection flowchart of mpox infodemiology studies by April 2024.

XiangYu Yan, Zhuo Li, Chunxia Cao, Longxin Huang, Yongjie Li, Xiangbin Meng, Bo Zhang, Maohe Yu, Tian Huang, Jiancheng Chen, Wei Li, Linhui Hao, Dongsheng Huang, Bin Yi, Ming Zhang, Shun Zha, Haijun Yang, Jian Yao, Pengjiang Qian, Chun Kai Leung, Haojun Fan, Pei Jiang, Tiejun Shui

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e54874

Mpox Discourse on Twitter by Sexual Minority Men and Gender-Diverse Individuals: Infodemiological Study Using BERTopic

Mpox Discourse on Twitter by Sexual Minority Men and Gender-Diverse Individuals: Infodemiological Study Using BERTopic

Since the first identification of mpox virus among laboratory monkeys in 1957 and the first report of mpox in humans in 1970, mpox has been largely confined to endemic areas in Africa, except for a small 2003 outbreak in the United States, where transmissions occurred from infected animals to dozens of humans [1].

Yunwen Wang, Karen O’Connor, Ivan Flores, Carl T Berdahl, Ryan J Urbanowicz, Robin Stevens, José A Bauermeister, Graciela Gonzalez-Hernandez

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024;10:e59193

Spatiotemporal Epidemiological Trends of Mpox in Mainland China: Spatiotemporal Ecological Comparison Study

Spatiotemporal Epidemiological Trends of Mpox in Mainland China: Spatiotemporal Ecological Comparison Study

Mpox is a zoonotic viral disease caused by the mpox virus, primarily circulating in animals but also transmissible to humans [1,2]. The main reservoir of the mpox virus is believed to be rodents and primates such as squirrels, kangaroos, dormice, monkeys, and apes [3,4]. Mpox can be transmitted to humans through direct contact with infected animals, their bodily fluids, or contaminated materials [4].

Shuli Ma, Jie Ge, Lei Qin, Xiaoting Chen, Linlin Du, Yanbo Qi, Li Bai, Yunfeng Han, Zhiping Xie, Jiaxin Chen, Yuehui Jia

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024;10:e57807

Behavioral Intention of Receiving Monkeypox Vaccination and Undergoing Monkeypox Testing and the Associated Factors Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: Large Cross-Sectional Study

Behavioral Intention of Receiving Monkeypox Vaccination and Undergoing Monkeypox Testing and the Associated Factors Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: Large Cross-Sectional Study

Case detection and targeted immunization are powerful measures to fight the mpox outbreak [10-12]. Timely mpox testing can reduce mpox transmission, avoid delays in mpox treatment, and decrease the cost of health care [11-15]. Vaccination, such as that against smallpox, has been demonstrated to be highly cost-effective in preventing mpox infection [16]. Several classic theories postulate factors causing health-related behaviors and the underlying mechanisms.

Sitong Luo, Kedi Jiao, Yuhang Zhang, Yutong Xu, Jingtao Zhou, Siwen Huang, Yan Li, Yongkang Xiao, Wei Ma, Lin He, Xianlong Ren, Zhen Dai, Jiaruo Sun, Qingyu Li, Feng Cheng, Wannian Liang

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024;10:e47165