Mpox (monkeypox) pathfinder

The Department is monitoring the mpox situation in Australia. This page will be updated with the latest medical advice and official reports.

WA DoH's mpox clinician alert. To ensure you are accessing the most recent alert please go the main WA DoH health alerts - infectious diseases homepage - https://www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/Health-alerts-infectious-diseases

The WA DoH's mpox information for health professionals.

This is the WA DoH's weekly report on all notifiable diseases in the State, including: *regional and metropolitan breakdowns; *comparison to the same number of weeks in previous years, and the *breakdown over the previous 8 weeks for short term comparison. | WA Department of Health.

Live information on the case numbers for mpox in Australia. | AU Department of Health and Aging.

WANIDD is maintained by the WA DoH's Communicable Disease Control Directorate, Public and Aboriginal Health Division.

You can keep up to date on the latest WA Communicable Disease Control information by subscribing to one or more of their distribution lists: Vaccine updates (general); Virus WAtch; NSP News; and Infectious Diseases Health Alerts.

Links to notification forms and public health unit contact details.

SEE: 44. Mpox (previously monkeypox). | AU/WA WACHS (West Australian Country Health Service.

Contents: Guidance and procedures; Posters and fact sheets.

Guidelines for health professionals that outline the therapeutic options for the management of human Monkeypox virus infection and vaccine related complications.

ASHM (Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine) guidelines provide concise evidence-based information to support the prevention, testing, diagnosis, management and treatment of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) for adults and adolescents.

ASHM's (Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine) toolkit provides a range of resources as guidance for clinicians around monkeypox (mpox) case definitions, testing, treatment, contract tracing and vaccination. Some of the resources in this toolkit have been sourced from external organisations and government departments.

This collection provides information on testing and referring patients with suspected mpox, including how to safely and correctly collect and transport specimens. It is for general practitioners and sexual health physicians.

PHLN (Public Health Laboratory Network) information for general practitioners and sexual health physicians on referring patients with suspected Monkeypox. It also includes how to safely and correctly collect and transport specimens.

CDNA's (Communicable Diseases Network) interim guidelines describe recommended public health responses to cases and contacts of monkeypox virus infection. CDNA will continue to review these guidelines as more information becomes available.

This paper outlines AFAO and ASHM’s policy position on the collection and dissemination of mpox surveillance data. This paper notes that states and territories should issue mpox surveillance data relating to locally acquired cases as soon as possible as well as data relating to cases among returned travellers. | | AFAO (Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations) [AFAO has rebranded as Health Equity Matters] + ASHM (Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine).

This Infection Prevention and Control Expert Group (ICEG) interim mpox guidance is intended for healthcare workers.

This Infection Prevention and Control Expert Group (ICEG) interim guidance is intended for people with monkeypox virus who are at home or in a non-healthcare setting.

This paper outlines considerations that health authorities can use to determine the appropriate level of isolation required to reduce mpox. The paper illustrates how jurisdictions can work with AIDS Councils in each state and territory to communicate with people who have mpox about how to prevent sexual and other skin to skin contact with others during isolation. | AFAO (Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations) [AFAO has rebranded as Health Equity Matters] + ASHM (Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine).

This paper outlines AFAO and ASHM’s position that messages to gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) about mpox should be provided by GBMSM and other members of the LGBTQI+ community. The paper suggests that government and healthcare stakeholders partner with LGBTIA+ health and HIV organisations to provide messages on risk reduction and to avoid stigmatising sexual behaviour. | AFAO (Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations) [AFAO has rebranded as Health Equity Matters] + ASHM (Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine).

This paper outlines the minimum services that governments should fund to enable AIDS Councils in each state and territory to be effective in the response to mpox. The paper describes the core services that AIDS Councils in each state and territory should be able to provide, which include running independent digital campaigns, community forums, sector forums, peer support and monitoring the media. | | AFAO (Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations) [AFAO has rebranded as Health Equity Matters] + ASHM (Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine).

This paper outlines how sex-on-premises venues (SOPVs) may be the site of transmission for the mpox virus between gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). The paper describes strategies to mitigate the risk of transmission including cleaning the facility and supporting contact tracing. The paper also notes other ways SOPVs can engage more broadly with the public health response to mpox. | AFAO (Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations) [AFAO has rebranded as Health Equity Matters] + ASHM (Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine).

Information on WA DoH's mpox immunistation program. Covers vaccine eligibility, clinical guidance, reporting & notification requirements, and vaccine ordering.

ATAGI (Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation)

Information about mpox (previously known as monkeypox) disease, vaccines and recommendations for vaccination.

Mpox information for the general public. Healthy WA is the WA DoH's website for the general public.

A guide to mpox transmission, symptoms, testing, vaccination and prevention. Emen8 is an Australian online sexual health and wellbeing initiative for gay, bisexual, and other men (cis and trans) who have sex with men.

WAAC's mpox page. Covers symptoms, transmission and vaccination.