Clinical and Epidemiologic Characteristics of Mpox Cases, Dominican Republic, July 2022-February 2023.

ABSTRACT: During July 2022-February 2023, mpox was confirmed in 71 of 283 suspected cases in the Dominican Republic; 32.4% of patients were women, and 22.5% children <10 years of age. We found differences in transmission compared with global trends, emphasizing the need for continued surveillance, diagnostics, and public health interventions.

SUBMITTER: Paulino-Ramirez R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12044227 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature