Mpox in Children and Adolescents during Multicountry Outbreak, 2022–2023

Mpox in Children and Adolescents during Multicountry Outbreak, 2022–2023

The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak predominantly affected adult men; 1.3% of reported cases were in children and adolescents <18 years of age. Analysis of global surveillance data showed 1 hospital intensive care unit admission and 0 deaths in that age group. Transmission routes and clinical manifestat...

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Main Authors: Ana Hoxha, Steven M. Kerr, Henry Laurenson-Schafer, Nikola Sklenovská, Bernadette Basuta Mirembe, Ingrid Hammermeister Nezu, Patricia Ndumbi, Julia Fitzner, Maria Almiron, Marcelo Vila, Richard Pebody, Aisling M. Vaughan, Joana M. Haussig, Luis Alves de Sousa, Okot Charles Lukoya, Olaniyi Felix Sanni, Pierre Nabeth, Jeremias Domingos Naiene, Masaya Kato, Tamano Matsui, Krutika Kuppalli, Peter Omondi Mala, Rosamund F. Lewis, Olivier le Polain de Waroux, Boris I. Pavlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
mpox
monkeypox
viruses
children
adolescents
outbreak
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/10/23-0516_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/10/23-0516_article

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