Monkeypox in humans "poses unique challenges" and there is an "urgent need" for studies of treatments for it, according to research published in medical journal the Lancet.
Three Newcastle Hospitals medics - Dr Matthias Schmid, Dr Ewan Hunter and Dr Christopher Duncan were co-authors on the research - which tracked how seven cases of monkeypox seen in the UK in the years between 2018 and 2021 progressed and were treated. The study looked at which drugs were given to those patients and analysed how their illness had progressed.
Published in late May, the research was put together with colleagues from around the country who were all part of the High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) network, from other top hospitals like the Royal Free in London. The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine were also involved.
