Giuseppe MichieliNotes from the Field: #Mpox #Cluster Caused by #Tecovirimat – #Resistant Monkeypox Virus – Five States, October 2023-February 2024
Source: US National Library of Medicine, AbstractThe antiviral drug tecovirimat* has been used extensively to treat U.S. mpox cases since the start of a global outbreak in 2022. Mutations in the mpox viral protein target (F13 or VP37) that occur during treatment can result in resistance to tecovirimat† (1,2). CDC and public health partners…
Notes from the Field: #Mpox #Cluster Caused by #Tecovirimat – #Resistant Monkeypox Virus – Five States, October 2023-February 2024
Source: US National Library of Medicine, AbstractThe antiviral drug tecovirimat* has been used extensively to treat U.S. mpox cases since the start of a global outbreak in 2022. Mutations in the mp…