Drawing from the journals it publishes, SAGE has opened a curated collection of research related to monkeypox and orthopoxvirus (the genus that includes monkeypox) in an effort to support the global response to the disease. Find the full collection below, with articles curated into two lists, one focused on medical science and one focused on social and behavioral science and the lessons we have learned from other epidemics such as AIDS, COVID, and Zika.

SAGE believes firmly in the power of the social and behavioral sciences to convert the best medical research into policies, practices, and procedures to improve – and even save – lives. The below articles help us understand the best communication, policy, and other social practices to support equitable medical and behavioral interventions.

Monkeypox and Orthopoxvirus-Related Medical Research

• “In Vitro Growth Characteristics of Monkeypox Virus” by Cheng T. Cho and Herbert A. Wenner in Experimental Biology and Medicine

• “Monkeypox Virus: Responses of Infection in Chick Embryos” by Cheng T. Cho, Chien Liu and Herbert A. Wenner in Experimental Biology and Medicine

• “Human monkeypox coinfection with acute HIV: an exuberant presentation” by Diogo de Sousa et al. in International Journal of STD & AIDS.

• “Monkeypox and HIV/AIDS: When the outbreak faces the epidemic” by Yeimer Ortiz-Martínez, Gabriela Zambrano-Sanchez, and Alfonso J Rodríguez-Morales in International Journal of STD & AIDS

• “Extensive Lesions of Monkeypox in a Prairie Dog (Cynomys sp.)” by I. M. Langohr et al. in Veterinary Pathology

• “Monkeypox in the United States: An Occupational Health Look at the First Cases” by Bruce E. Cunha’s in Workplace Health & Safety

• “Misinformation making a disease outbreak worse: outcomes compared for influenza, monkeypox, and norovirus” by Julii Brainard and Paul R Hunter in Simulation

• “Evolution of Synonymous Codon Usage Bias in West African and Central African Strains of Monkeypox Virus” by Sudeesh Karumathil et al. in Evolutionary Bioinformatics

• “Monkeypox – a description of the clinical progression of skin lesions: a case report from Colorado, USA” by Yeimer Ortiz-Martínez et al. in Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease

• “Using Biomarkers to Stage Disease Progression in a Lethal Mousepox Model Treated with CMX001” by Scott Parker et al. in Antiviral Therapy

• “Progress in the Discovery of Compounds Inhibiting Orthopoxviruses in Animal Models” by Donald F. Smee in Antiviral Chemistry and Chemotherapy

• “Superspreaders: A Lurking Danger in the Community” by Ritin Mohindra et al. in Journal of Primary Care & Community Health.

• “Antiviral Activity and Mode of Action Studies of Ribavirin and Mycophenolic Acid against Orthopoxviruses in Vitro,” by Donald F. Smee et al. in Antiviral Chemistry and Chemotherapy.

• “Specific Inhibition of Orthopoxvirus Replication by a Small Interfering RNA Targeting the D5R Gene” by Solenne Vigne et al. in Antiviral Therapy.

• “Yaba Tumor Virus. I. Studies on Pathogenesis and Immunity” by Abbas M. Behbehani et al. in Experimental Biology and Medicine.

• “Patterns and conversational structure of knowledge sharing on Ebola virus disease among healthcare practitioners: Observations from a pilot study” by Ebelechukwu Gloria Igwe and Wole Michael Olatokun in Librarianship and Information Science

• “Fatal Combined Infection With Canine Distemper Virus and Orthopoxvirus in a Group of Asian Marmots (Marmota caudata)” by F.C. Orrigi et al. in Veterinary Pathology

• “Inhibitory activity of 4-[(1,2-dihydro-2-oxo-3H-indol-3- ylidene)amino]-N-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-yl) benzenesulphonamide and its derivatives against orthopoxvirus replication in vitro” by Periyasamy Selvam et al. in Antiviral Chemistry and Chemotherapy

• “An Outbreak of Orthopoxvirus-Associated Disease in Horses in Southern Brazil” by C.S. Brum Mário et al. in Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

• “Activity of the Anti-Orthopoxvirus Compound ST-246 against Vaccinia, Cowpox and Camelpox Viruses in Cell Monolayers and Organotypic Raft Cultures” by Sophie Duraffour et al. in Antiviral Therapy

• “Specific Targeting of the F13L Protein by St-246 Affects Orthopoxvirus Production Differently” by Sophie Duraffour et al. in Antiviral Therapy

• Chapman et al.’s article, “Animal Models of Orthopoxvirus Infection,” in Veterinary Pathology.[CG(1] 

• “Revised recommendations for health monitoring of non-human primate colonies (2018): FELASA Working Group Report” by Ivan Balansard et al. in Laboratory Animals

• “Fatal Cowpox Virus Infection in Captive Banded Mongooses (Mungos mungo),” by G. Schmiedeknecht et al. in Veterinary Pathology

Social and Behavioral Science Research

• “Communicating an Outbreak: The Visual Genres of Zika Virus Reports” by Shannon N. Fanning in Technical Writing and Communication

• “Promising Practices for Ensuring Equity in COVID-19 Vaccination: The Devil’s in the Details” by Laura J. Faherty et al. in Public Health Reports

• “Mapping the inequality of the global distribution of seasonal influenza vaccine” by Yen Ching Yau and Michael T. Gastner in Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space

• “The CDC HIV Outbreak Coordination Unit: Developing a Standardized, Collaborative Approach to HIV Outbreak Assessment and Response” by Alexandra M. Oster et al. in Public Health Reports

• “International Perspectives on COVID-19 Communication Ecologies: Public Health Agencies’ Online Communication in Italy, Sweden, and the United States,” by Serena Tagliacozzo, Frederike Albrecht and N. Emel Ganapati in American Behavioral Scientist

• “Identifying COVID-19 Cases and Social Groups at High Risk of Transmission: A Strategy to Reduce Community Spread” by Robert A. Gunn at al. in Public Health Reports

• “Misinformation making a disease outbreak worse: outcomes compared for influenza, monkeypox, and norovirus” by Julii Brainard and Paul R. Hunter in SIMULATION

• “Cracks in the System: The Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Public Health Systems” by Kate Tulenko1 and Dominique Vervoort in The American Review of Public Administration

• “Emerging sexually transmitted viral infections: 1. Review of Ebola virus disease” by Rachel J. Caswell and Kaveh Manavi in International Journal of STD & AIDS

• “Behavioral Communication Strategies for Global Epidemics: An Innovative Model for Public Health Education and Humanitarian Response” by Chris Dickey et al. in Health Promotion Practice

• “A realist systematic review of stigma reduction interventions for HIV prevention and care continuum outcomes among men who have sex with men” by Willy Dunbar et al. in International Journal of STD & AIDS

• “Stigma Mutation: Tracking Lineage, Variation and Strength in Emerging COVID-19 Stigma” by Hannah Farrimond in Sociological Research Online

• “Exploring Distrust in the Wait and See: Lessons for Vaccine Communication” by P. Christopher Palmedo in American Behavioral Scientist

• “Correlates of attitudes toward COVID-19-related public health policies and prevention practices in six states” by Karen Glanz in Journal of Public Health Research

• “Sustaining the public health intervention strategies in confronting the Covid-19 pandemic” by Hatem H. Alsaqqa in Journal of Public Health Research

To request that additional research articles be opened and added to the collection, please email journals@sagepub.com.