Monkeypox Virus Infection in Humans across 16 Countries — April–June 2022

• Published in: The New England journal of medicine Vol. 387; no. 8; pp. 679 - 691
• Main Authors: Thornhill, John P., Barkati, Sapha, Walmsley, Sharon, Rockstroh, Juergen, Antinori, Andrea, Harrison, Luke B., Palich, Romain, Nori, Achyuta, Reeves, Iain, Habibi, Maximillian S., Apea, Vanessa, Boesecke, Christoph, Vandekerckhove, Linos, Yakubovsky, Michal, Sendagorta, Elena, Blanco, Jose L., Florence, Eric, Moschese, Davide, Maltez, Fernando M., Goorhuis, Abraham, Pourcher, Valerie, Migaud, Pascal, Noe, Sebastian, Pintado, Claire, Maggi, Fabrizio, Hansen, Ann-Brit E., Hoffmann, Christian, Lezama, Jezer I., Mussini, Cristina, Cattelan, AnnaMaria, Makofane, Keletso, Tan, Darrell, Nozza, Silvia, Nemeth, Johannes, Klein, Marina B., Orkin, Chloe M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Massachusetts Medical Society 25.08.2022
• Subjects: Adult; AIDS; Anogenital; Anorectal; Antiviral drugs; Bacterial infections; Bisexuality; Collaboration; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Disease transmission; DNA viruses; Epidemics; Exanthema; Exanthema - etiology; Female; Fever; Fever - etiology; Global Health; Global Health - statistics & numerical data; Heart diseases; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Infections; Infectious Disease; Infectious Disease General; Lesions; Life Sciences; Lymphadenopathy; Male; Monkeypox virus; Mpox; Mpox (monkeypox) - epidemiology; Mpox (monkeypox) - therapy; Mucosa; Myalgia; Myocarditis; Orthopoxvirus; Pain; Pharyngitis; Public health; Risk factors; Seminal fluid; Skin; Smallpox; Superinfection; Viral Infections; Africa

Before April 2022, monkeypox virus infection in humans was seldom reported outside African regions where it is endemic. Currently, cases are occurring worldwide. Transmission, risk factors, clinical presentation, and outcomes of infection are poorly defined. We formed an international collaborative...