202 Ch 202. Smallpox, Mpox, and Other Poxviruses

Smallpox eradicated 1980 (last natural case Somalia 1977) but stockpiles raise bioterror concern; 2022-2024 Mpox global outbreak Clade IIb (MSM sexual) + 2023-2024 Clade Ib in DRC + neighboring more severe; JYNNEOS vaccine mass deployment; tecovirimat 2024 STOMP trial NEGATIVE for Mpox treatment efficacy。