Lack of research into whether monkeypox infections have long-term consequences

Could monkeypox infections have long-term consequences? Clinicians are struggling for answers when asked about the risk of lingering effects of monkeypox infection. Helen Branswell STAT

"If we had had a strong research agenda around monkeypox when it was in Congo and Nigeria, we would almost certainly have some estimate of both the localized skin and the generalized sequelae from the virus,” said Joseph Osmundson, a molecular microbiologist and clinical assistant professor at New York University’s department of biology.

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