Mpox

Published by:National Institutes of Health; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Disease Society of America

Last published:2025

Mpox: background information[267]

Published by:UK Health Security Agency

Last published:2025

Clinical overview of monkeypox[52]

Published by:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last published:2025

Clinical management and infection prevention and control for mpox: living guideline[1]

Published by:World Health Organization

Last published:2025

Monkeypox clinical care and treatment during pregnancy[136]

Published by:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last published:2025

Risk assessment tool for identifying and managing health and care workers with a potential exposure to monkeypox virus[265]

Published by:World Health Organization

Last published:2025

Smallpox and mpox (orthopoxviruses): WHO position paper, August 2024[159]

Published by:World Health Organization

Last published:2024

Diagnostic testing for the monkeypox virus (MPXV): interim guidance[231]

Published by:World Health Organization

Last published:2024

Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for mpox: interim guidance[78]

Published by:World Health Organization

Last published:2024

Vaccine for monkeypox prevention in the United States[157]

Published by:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last published:2024

Clinical considerations for pain management[269]

Published by:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last published:2024

Diagnostic testing for monkeypox[264]

Published by:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last published:2024

Mpox in the US: resources for HIV clinicians[318]

Published by:Infectious Diseases Society of America; HIV Medicine Association

Last published:2022

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Mpox

International guidelines

Clinical considerations for monkeypox in children and adolescents in the U.S.[34]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Clinical considerations for monkeypox in children and adolescents in the U.S. Aug 2025 [internet publication]. https://www.cdc.gov/monkeypox/hcp/clinical-care/pediatric.html

Clinical treatment of monkeypox[230]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Clinical treatment of monkeypox. Aug 2025 [internet publication]. https://www.cdc.gov/monkeypox/hcp/clinical-care/index.html

Clinical considerations for monkeypox in immunocompromised people[35]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Clinical considerations for monkeypox in immunocompromised people. Aug 2025 [internet publication]. https://www.cdc.gov/monkeypox/hcp/clinical-care/immunocompromised-people.html

Mpox[266]Australian Government Department of Health: Australian Centre for Disease Control. Mpox. Aug 2025 [internet publication]. https://www.cdc.gov.au/topics/mpox

Mpox: guidance[320]UK Health Security Agency. Mpox: guidance. Jun 2025 [internet publication]. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/monkeypox-guidance

Mpox (monkeypox) outbreak toolbox[319]World Health Organization. Mpox (monkeypox) outbreak toolbox. Feb 2025 [internet publication]. https://www.who.int/emergencies/outbreak-toolkit/disease-outbreak-toolboxes/mpox-outbreak-toolbox

Mpox: diagnostic testing[232]UK Health Security Agency. Mpox: diagnostic testing. Apr 2025 [internet publication]. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/monkeypox-diagnostic-testing

De-isolation and discharge of mpox-infected patients[309]UK Health Security Agency. De-isolation and discharge of mpox-infected patients. Apr 2025 [internet publication]. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/de-isolation-and-discharge-of-monkeypox-infected-patients-interim-guidance

Mpox: guidance for people who are isolating at home[321]UK Health Security Agency. Mpox: guidance for people who are isolating at home. Jun 2025 [internet publication]. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guidance-for-people-with-monkeypox-infection-who-are-isolating-at-home

Mpox: background information[267]UK Health Security Agency. Mpox: background information. May 2025 [internet publication]. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/monkeypox

Clinical overview of monkeypox[52]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Clinical overview of monkeypox​. Apr 2025 [internet publication]. https://www.cdc.gov/monkeypox/hcp/clinical-overview/index.html

Clinical management and infection prevention and control for mpox: living guideline[1]World Health Organization. Clinical management and infection prevention and control for mpox: living guideline, May 2025. Jun 2025 [internet publication]. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/B09434

Monkeypox clinical care and treatment during pregnancy[136]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Monkeypox clinical care and treatment during pregnancy. Aug 2025 [internet publication]. https://www.cdc.gov/monkeypox/hcp/clinical-care/pregnancy.html

Smallpox and mpox (orthopoxviruses): WHO position paper, August 2024[159]World Health Organization​​. Smallpox and mpox (orthopoxviruses): WHO position paper, August 2024. Aug 2024 [internet publication]. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-wer-9934-429-456

Diagnostic testing for the monkeypox virus (MPXV): interim guidance​​[231]World Health Organization. Diagnostic testing for the monkeypox virus (MPXV): interim guidance. May 2024 [internet publication]. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-MPX-Laboratory-2024.1

Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for mpox: interim guidance[78]World Health Organization. Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for mpox: interim guidance, 27 November 2024. Dec 2024 [internet publication]. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/B09169

Vaccine for monkeypox prevention in the United States[157]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ​Vaccine for monkeypox prevention in the United States. Nov 2024 [internet publication]. https://www.cdc.gov/monkeypox/hcp/vaccine-considerations/index.html

Clinical considerations for pain management[269]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Clinical considerations for pain management. Sep 2024 [internet publication]. https://www.cdc.gov/monkeypox/hcp/clinical-care/pain-management.html

Diagnostic testing for monkeypox[264]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diagnostic testing for monkeypox​. Aug 2024 [internet publication]. https://www.cdc.gov/monkeypox/hcp/diagnosis-testing/index.html

Mpox in the US: resources for HIV clinicians[318]Infectious Diseases Society of America; HIV Medicine Association. Mpox in the US: resources for HIV clinicians. Dec 2022 [internet publication]. https://www.hivma.org/globalassets/idsa/public-health/monkeypox/mpv-hiv-clinician-resource-brief.pdf

Clinical considerations for monkeypox in children and adolescents in the U.S.[34]

Clinical treatment of monkeypox[230]

Clinical considerations for monkeypox in immunocompromised people[35]

Mpox[266]

Mpox: guidance[320]

Mpox (monkeypox) outbreak toolbox[319]

Mpox: diagnostic testing[232]

De-isolation and discharge of mpox-infected patients[309]

Mpox: guidance for people who are isolating at home[321]

Mpox: background information[267]

Clinical overview of monkeypox[52]

Clinical management and infection prevention and control for mpox: living guideline[1]

Monkeypox clinical care and treatment during pregnancy[136]

Smallpox and mpox (orthopoxviruses): WHO position paper, August 2024[159]

Diagnostic testing for the monkeypox virus (MPXV): interim guidance[231]

Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for mpox: interim guidance[78]

Vaccine for monkeypox prevention in the United States[157]

Clinical considerations for pain management[269]

Diagnostic testing for monkeypox[264]

Mpox in the US: resources for HIV clinicians[318]