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Unexpectedly higher levels of anti-orthopoxvirus neutralizing antibodies are observed among gay men than general adult population.

Yanmeng FengYifan ZhangShengya LiuMeng GuoHaojie HuangCuiyuan GuoWanhai WangWenhong ZhangHeng TangYan-Min Wan
Published in: BMC medicine (2023)
Anti-MPXV and anti-vaccinia antibodies could be readily detected in an MSM cohort and a general population cohort. And a higher level of anti-vaccinia neutralizing antibody responses was observed among individuals who did not get vaccinated against smallpox in the MSM cohort compared to age-matched individuals in the general population cohort.
Keyphrases
  • men who have sex with men
  • dengue virus
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • middle aged