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Key articles

World Health Organization. Clinical management and infection prevention and control for mpox: living guideline, May 2025. Jun 2025 [internet publication].Full text

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Clinical overview of mpox​. Apr 2025 [internet publication].Full text

World Health Organization. Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for mpox: interim guidance, 27 November 2024. Dec 2024 [internet publication].Full text

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Clinical treatment of mpox. Aug 2025 [internet publication].Full text

World Health Organization. Diagnostic testing for the monkeypox virus (MPXV): interim guidance. May 2024 [internet publication].Full text

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Clinical considerations for pain management. Sep 2024 [internet publication].Full text

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