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Notified cases of mpox in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a descriptive study, 2022.

Caio Luiz Pereira RibeiroCamila Arantes Ferreira Brecht D' OliveiraÉlida de Albuquerque CamposLuciana Freire de CarvalhoLuciana de Almeida PintoKaroline Moreira DuffrayerPoliana Hilário MagalhãesRaquel ProençaJosé Cerbino NetoGislani Mateus Oliveira AguilarMárcio Henrique de Oliveira Garcia
Published in: Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil (2024)
The study revealed high incidence of mpox, especially among young, cisgender and homosexual men. Most cases were mild, with genital lesions, progressing to cure without hospitalization. Person-to-person transmission was predominant.
Keyphrases
  • middle aged
  • risk factors