Call for a unified approach to Monkeypox infection in pregnancy: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nat Commun

Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group and Vaccine Institute, Institute of Infection and Immunity, St George's University of London, London, UK.

Published: August 2022

In the current monkeypox outbreak, vaccination and treatment of pregnant women are recommended only if the benefits outweigh risks, but the extremely sparse data available limit evidence-based recommendations. We must facilitate a unified consensus approach to rapidly collect robust data. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, monkeypox has emerged as yet another challenge to the mother-fetus dyad, potentially placing both at risk, if exposed.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9412782PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32638-wDOI Listing

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