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Possible Exposures Among Mpox Patients Without Reported Male-to-Male Sexual Contact -- Six U.S. Jurisdictions, November 1-December 14, 2022.
Document Type
Article
Author
Sharpe, J. Danielle; Charniga, Kelly; Byrd, Katrina M.; Stefanos, Ruth; Lewis, Linda; Watson, Jessica; Feldpausch, Amanda; Pavlick, Jessica; Hand, Julie; Sokol, Theresa; Ortega, Emma; Pathela, Preeti; Hennessy, Robin R.; Dulcey, Melissa; McHugh, Lisa; Pietrowski, Michael; Perella, Dana; Shah, Seema; Maroufi, Azarnoush; Taylor, Melanie
Source
Subject
*MONKEYPOX
*INFECTIOUS disease transmission
*SEXUAL intercourse
*EPIDEMICS
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Language
ISSN
0149-2195
Abstract
The extent to which the 2022 mpox outbreak has affected persons without a recent history of male-to-male sexual contact (MMSC) is not well understood. During November 1-December 14, 2022, CDC partnered with six jurisdictional health departments to characterize possible exposures among mpox patients aged =18 years who did not report MMSC during the 3 weeks preceding symptom onset. Among 52 patients included in the analysis, 14 (27%) had a known exposure to a person with mpox, including sexual activity and other close intimate contact (eight) and household contact (six). Among 38 (73%) patients with no known exposure to a person with mpox, self-reported activities before illness onset included sexual activity and other close intimate contact (17; 45%), close face-to-face contact (14; 37%), attending large social gatherings (11; 29%), and being in occupational settings involving close skin-to-skin contact (10; 26%). These findings suggest that sexual activity remains an important route of mpox exposure among patients who do not report MMSC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]