Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with human monkeypox infection in Mexico: a nationwide observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human monkeypox, a zoonosis historically endemic to West and South Africa, has led to a worldwide outbreak driven by human-to-human transmission resulting in an international public health emergency. Endemic and outbreak monkeypox cases may differ in their affected populations, clinical features, and outcomes. Thus, profiling cases of the current monkeypox outbreak worldwide is crucial.

Methods

We performed a nationwide observational surveillance-based study from May 24 to September 5, 2022. Patients that met the operational clinical definition of monkeypox or symptomatic close contacts of confirmed cases were tested by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Clinical data were collected with a standardized case-report form. We report epidemiologic, sociodemographic,

SUBMITTER: Nunez I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9646405 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature