Investigation of an mpox outbreak affecting many vaccinated persons in Chicago, IL-March 2023-June 2023.
Emily Groene FahertyTaylor HollyYasmin P OgaleHillary SpencerAshley M BechtGordon CrislerMichael WaszPatrick StonehouseHannah J BarbianChristy ZelinskiAlyse KittnerDorothy FoulkesKendall W AndersonTiffany EvansLavinia NicolaeAmber StatonCarla HardnettMichael B TownsendWilliam C CarsonS Satheshkumar PanayampalliChristina L HutsonCrystal M GiganteLaura A S QuilterSusan GormanBrian BorahStephanie R BlackMassimo PacilliDavid KernJanna KerinsAndrea M McCollumAgam K RaoIrina TabidzePublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2024)
Our investigation indicated cases were likely due to frequent behaviors associated with mpox transmission, even with relatively high vaccine effectiveness and vaccine coverage. Cases after vaccination might occur in similar populations.