Shiloh
Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa2207323?articleTools=true
Monkeypox Virus Infection in Humans across 16 Countries — April–June 2022
J.P. Thornhill, S. Barkati, S. Walmsley, J. Rockstroh, A. Antinori, L.B. Harrison,
R. Palich, A. Nori, I. Reeves, M.S. Habibi, V. Apea, C. Boesecke,
L. Vandekerckhove, M. Yakubovsky, E. Sendagorta, J.L. Blanco, E. Florence,
D. Moschese, F.M. Maltez, A. Goorhuis, V. Pourcher, P. Migaud, S. Noe,
C. Pintado, F. Maggi, A.-B.E. Hansen, C. Hoffmann, J.I. Lezama, C. Mussini,
A.M. Cattelan, K. Makofane, D. Tan, S. Nozza, J. Nemeth, M.B. Klein,
and C.M. Orkin, for the SHARE-net Clinical Group*
BACKGROUND
Before April 2022, monkeypox virus infection in humans was seldom reported out-side African regions where it is endemic. Currently, cases are occurring worldwide. Transmission, risk factors, clinical presentation, and outcomes of infection are poorly defined.
METHODS
We formed an international collaborative group of clinicians who contributed to an international case series to describe the presentation, clinical course, and outcomes of polymerase-chain-reaction–confirmed monkeypox virus infections.
RESULTS
We report 528 infections diagnosed between April 27 and June 24, 2022, at 43 sites in 16 countries. Overall, 98% of the persons with infection were gay or bisexual men, 75% were White, and 41% had human immunodeficiency virus infection; the median age was 38 years....
Monkeypox Virus Infection in Humans across 16 Countries — April–June 2022
J.P. Thornhill, S. Barkati, S. Walmsley, J. Rockstroh, A. Antinori, L.B. Harrison,
R. Palich, A. Nori, I. Reeves, M.S. Habibi, V. Apea, C. Boesecke,
L. Vandekerckhove, M. Yakubovsky, E. Sendagorta, J.L. Blanco, E. Florence,
D. Moschese, F.M. Maltez, A. Goorhuis, V. Pourcher, P. Migaud, S. Noe,
C. Pintado, F. Maggi, A.-B.E. Hansen, C. Hoffmann, J.I. Lezama, C. Mussini,
A.M. Cattelan, K. Makofane, D. Tan, S. Nozza, J. Nemeth, M.B. Klein,
and C.M. Orkin, for the SHARE-net Clinical Group*
BACKGROUND
Before April 2022, monkeypox virus infection in humans was seldom reported out-side African regions where it is endemic. Currently, cases are occurring worldwide. Transmission, risk factors, clinical presentation, and outcomes of infection are poorly defined.
METHODS
We formed an international collaborative group of clinicians who contributed to an international case series to describe the presentation, clinical course, and outcomes of polymerase-chain-reaction–confirmed monkeypox virus infections.
RESULTS
We report 528 infections diagnosed between April 27 and June 24, 2022, at 43 sites in 16 countries. Overall, 98% of the persons with infection were gay or bisexual men, 75% were White, and 41% had human immunodeficiency virus infection; the median age was 38 years....