Epidemiologic Characteristics of Mpox among People Experiencing Homelessness, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2022
In Los Angeles County, California, USA, public health surveillance identified 118 mpox cases among persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) during July–September 2022. Age and sex were similar for mpox case-patients among PEH and in the general population. Seventy-one (60%) PEH mpox case-patients we...
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| author | Hannah K. Brosnan Karen W. Yeh Padma S. Jones Sohum Gokhale Dalia Regos-Stewart Hang Tran Kathleen Poortinga Phoebe Danza Rebecca Fisher Lauren E. Finn Chelsea Foo Alicia H. Chang |
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In Los Angeles County, California, USA, public health surveillance identified 118 mpox cases among persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) during July–September 2022. Age and sex were similar for mpox case-patients among PEH and in the general population. Seventy-one (60%) PEH mpox case-patients were living with HIV, 35 (49%) of them virally suppressed. Hospitalization was required for 21% of case-patients because of severe disease. Sexual contact was likely the primary mode of transmission; 84% of patients reported sexual contact <3 weeks before symptom onset. PEH case-patients lived in shelters, encampments, cars, or on the street, or stayed briefly with friends or family (couch surfed). Some case-patients stayed at multiple locations during the 3-week incubation period. Public health follow-up and contact tracing detected no secondary mpox cases among PEH in congregate shelters or encampments. Equitable efforts should continue to identify, treat, and prevent mpox among PEH, who often experience severe disease.
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| spelling | doaj.art-01517ff795ac471cb9e12cf184c8e4472023-05-19T12:22:56ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592023-06-012961109111610.3201/eid2906.230021Epidemiologic Characteristics of Mpox among People Experiencing Homelessness, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2022Hannah K. BrosnanKaren W. YehPadma S. JonesSohum GokhaleDalia Regos-StewartHang TranKathleen PoortingaPhoebe DanzaRebecca FisherLauren E. FinnChelsea FooAlicia H. Chang In Los Angeles County, California, USA, public health surveillance identified 118 mpox cases among persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) during July–September 2022. Age and sex were similar for mpox case-patients among PEH and in the general population. Seventy-one (60%) PEH mpox case-patients were living with HIV, 35 (49%) of them virally suppressed. Hospitalization was required for 21% of case-patients because of severe disease. Sexual contact was likely the primary mode of transmission; 84% of patients reported sexual contact <3 weeks before symptom onset. PEH case-patients lived in shelters, encampments, cars, or on the street, or stayed briefly with friends or family (couch surfed). Some case-patients stayed at multiple locations during the 3-week incubation period. Public health follow-up and contact tracing detected no secondary mpox cases among PEH in congregate shelters or encampments. Equitable efforts should continue to identify, treat, and prevent mpox among PEH, who often experience severe disease. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/6/23-0021_articleMpoxhomelessnesssurveillancevirusessexually transmitted infectionsunderlying health conditions |
| spellingShingle | Hannah K. Brosnan Karen W. Yeh Padma S. Jones Sohum Gokhale Dalia Regos-Stewart Hang Tran Kathleen Poortinga Phoebe Danza Rebecca Fisher Lauren E. Finn Chelsea Foo Alicia H. Chang Epidemiologic Characteristics of Mpox among People Experiencing Homelessness, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2022 Emerging Infectious Diseases Mpox homelessness surveillance viruses sexually transmitted infections underlying health conditions |
| title | Epidemiologic Characteristics of Mpox among People Experiencing Homelessness, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2022 |
| title_full | Epidemiologic Characteristics of Mpox among People Experiencing Homelessness, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2022 |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiologic Characteristics of Mpox among People Experiencing Homelessness, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2022 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiologic Characteristics of Mpox among People Experiencing Homelessness, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2022 |
| title_short | Epidemiologic Characteristics of Mpox among People Experiencing Homelessness, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2022 |
| title_sort | epidemiologic characteristics of mpox among people experiencing homelessness los angeles county california usa 2022 |
| topic | Mpox homelessness surveillance viruses sexually transmitted infections underlying health conditions |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/6/23-0021_article |
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