Episode 23 Updates on Monkeypox
from The Cure Hosted by The Cure Podcast
In this episode, host Jessica Swain talks to Margaret Worth, infection preventionist and quality specialists at Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center, and Morgan Kuhnly, infection preventionist at Dartmouth Health, to give updated information on Monkeypox. The team is also joined by Dr. Aalok Khole who is an infectious diseases physician at Cheshire Medical Center and physician lead for the hospital epidemiology and anti-microbial stewardship program to help anwer common clinical questions around Monkeypox. Monkeypox cases are declining nationally which has led to government officials being cautiously optimistic that we can works towards elimination of the virus in the United States. In the meantime, we need to remain vigilant and continue to isolate and vaccinate close contacts of infected individuals which should help end the current outbreak of the disease.
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