Mpox (formerly monkeypox) in women: epidemiological features and clinical characteristics of mpox cases in Spain, April to November 2022

Over 79,000 confirmed cases of mpox were notified worldwide between May and November 2022, most of them in men who have sex with men. Cases in women, for whom mpox might pose different risks, are rare, and Spain has reported more than one third of those in Europe. Using surveillance data, our study...

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Published inEuro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles Vol. 27; no. 48
Main Authors Vallejo-Plaza, Alberto, Rodríguez-Cabrera, Francisco, Hernando Sebastián, Victoria, Guzmán Herrador, Bernardo R, Santágueda Balader, Patricia, García San Miguel Rodríguez-Alarcón, Lucía, Díaz Franco, Asunción, Garzón Sánchez, Ana, Sierra Moros, María José, Simón Soria, Fernando, Suárez Rodríguez, Berta
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sweden European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 01.12.2022
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Europe
Female
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
Male
Mpox (monkeypox) - diagnosis
Mpox (monkeypox) - epidemiology
Rapid Communication
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Spain - epidemiology
Europe
Spain
epidemiology
Monkeypox
mpox
women
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Summary:Over 79,000 confirmed cases of mpox were notified worldwide between May and November 2022, most of them in men who have sex with men. Cases in women, for whom mpox might pose different risks, are rare, and Spain has reported more than one third of those in Europe. Using surveillance data, our study found similar time trends, but differences in delay of diagnosis, sexual transmission and signs and symptoms between men and women.
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Correspondence: Francisco Rodríguez-Cabrera (frodriguezc@sanidad.gob.es)
These authors contributed equally to this work and share last authorship.
These authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship.
ISSN:1560-7917
1025-496X
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.48.2200867