Timely Topics in Global Health: Understanding and responding to the current mpox outbreak

• Monday, Oct. 7, 2024
• 8-9:00am PT
• Virtual: Register via Zoom

The recent, rapid spread of the new clade 1B strain of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in Central Africa has prompted the second Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) since the global outbreak of mpox in 2022.  Learn the latest about the current epidemic in this panel conversation with experts representing a variety of perspectives. In a conversation hosted by the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health and moderated by Abraar Karan, MD, Stanford infectious diseases fellow, expert panelists will discuss the various strains of mpox currently causing outbreaks; epidemiological drivers of the various clades; strategies for containment; vaccine equity; and implications for the U.S. response. CIGH Director Michele Barry will provide provide an introduction.