Disaster Response and Global Health Section Interview: Monkeypox—What We Need to Know

Ryan Maves, MD, FCCP, Chair of the Disaster Response and Global Health Section of CHEST’s Chest Infections and Disaster Response Network, sits down with infectious disease specialist Edith Lederman, MD, to discuss the current monkeypox outbreak affecting many countries around the world, including the United States. They talk about the history of this disease, its clinical presentation, vaccination, and potential therapeutics. (Originally recorded June 21, 2022)

Note: Since this podcast was recorded, additional commercial labs have onboarded monkeypox (orthopox generic) testing to offload the strain on the public health laboratories.