Update for clinicians on monkeypox in people with HIV, children and adolescents, and people who are pregnant or breastfeeding

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network
  
  July 30, 2022, 1:15 PM ET
  
  CDCHAN-00472
  
  As of July 29, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local public health partners are reporting 5,189 cases of Monkeypox virus infections in the United States across 47 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. CDC is also reporting multiple outbreaks of monkeypox that have been reported globally in 71 countries that do not normally report monkeypox activity. On Friday, July 22, CDC reported the first two cases of monkeypox in children in the United States during the current outbreak.
  
  This Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Update serves to alert clinicians to clinical considerations for preventing, diagnosing, and managing monkeypox in people with HIV, children, adolescents, and people who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks HIV Infections Mpox (monkeypox) Mpox (monkeypox)/diagnosis Mpox (monkeypox)/drug Therapy Vulnerable Populations
• Source:
  HAN ; 472
• Series:
  Health Alert Network
• Document Type:
  HAN Health Update
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Issue:
  472
• Collection(s):
  Health Alert Network (HAN)
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