Government launches ‘ambitious’ asymptomatic mpoxtransmission study

摘要

The government has launched a study, which aims to recruit 2,000 participants in England,to determine whether mpox can be transmitted asymptomatically. In a statement published on 22 August 2023 (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/callfor- participants-to-new-asymptomatic-mpox-transmission-study) , the UK Health SecurityAgency (UKHSA) said the ￡1m PResymptomatIc MonkEypox (PRIME) study, funded by theMedical Research Council, will inform the public health outbreak response, providing datato support future vaccination and testing strategies.