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A perfect storm for stigma: gay and bisexual men’s experiences of mpox

Dr Anthony Smith at IAS 2023. Photo by Roger Pebody.

Gay and bisexual men urged to get vaccinated against mpox as new cases reported

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Most people who died of mpox in the US were Black gay men with advanced HIV

Vaccination-to-case ratios among adult males, by race and ethnicity in the US, 10 May to 31 December 2022. Graph: CDC

Top 5 stories on sexual health from CROI 2023

Professor Chloe Orkin presenting at CROI 2023. Photo by Liz Highleyman.

First, second, and third generation smallpox vaccines all protect against mpox infection

Dr Boghuma Titanji and Dr Jade Ghosn at CROI 2023.

Mpox (monkeypox) can be very severe in people with uncontrolled HIV

Professor Chloe Orkin presenting at CROI 2023.

People living with HIV may develop more severe mpox

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Study describes monkeypox cases among cisgender and transgender women

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Monkeypox vaccine appears effective, but studies have mixed results

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