Human monkeypox virus infection in women and non-binary individuals during the 2022 outbreaks: a global case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Between May and November, 2022, global outbreaks of human monkeypox virus infection have been reported in more than 78 000 people worldwide, predominantly in men who have sex with men. We describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of monkeypox virus infection in cisgender (cis) and transgender (trans) women and non-binary individuals assigned female sex at birth to improve identification and understanding of risk factors.

Methods

International collaborators in geographical locations with high numbers of diagnoses of monkeypox virus infection were approached and invited to contribute data on women and non-binary individuals with confirmed monkeypox virus infection. Contributing centres completed deidentified structured case-report spreadsheets, adapt

SUBMITTER: Thornhill JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9671743 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature