Call for a unified approach to Monkeypox infection in pregnancy: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
Asma Khalil, Athina Samara, Pat O’Brien, Shamez Ladhani
Abstract
In the current monkeypox outbreak, vaccination and treatment of pregnant women are recommended only if the benefits outweigh risks, but the extremely sparse data available limit evidence-based recommendations. We must facilitate a unified consensus approach to rapidly collect robust data. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, monkeypox has emerged as yet another challenge to the mother-fetus dyad, potentially placing both at risk, if exposed.
Topics & Concepts
MonkeypoxPandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)OutbreakVirology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PregnancyMedicineBiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseRecombinant DNAGeneGeneticsBiochemistryVacciniaPathologyCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy