Test for mpox in all MSM with ‘compatible’ symptoms, doctors urged amid fresh outbreaks
Outbreaks in Victoria, Queensland and NSW have included locally acquired infections.
Gay and bisexual men with symptoms suggestive of mpox should be tested for the virus regardless of travel history, vaccination status or prior infection, health authorities are warning.
The updated advice to GPs and sexual health clinicians in NSW follows a recent spike in infections, with a total of 14 cases of mpox reported this year.
