Prevalence of Asymptomatic Mpox among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Japan, January–March 2023

Prevalence of Asymptomatic Mpox among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Japan, January–March 2023

We prospectively assessed asymptomatic monkeypox virus infections among men who have sex with men in Tokyo, Japan, during the initial phase of the mpox epidemic. Our findings suggest that asymptomatic infections were likely underestimated and were comparable in magnitude to symptomatic infections,...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Mizushima, Yui Shintani, Misao Takano, Daisuke Shiojiri, Naokatsu Ando, Takahiro Aoki, Koji Watanabe, Takato Nakamoto, Hiroyuki Gatanaga, Shinichi Oka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mpox
monkeypox virus
viruses
sexually transmitted infections
asymptomatic
men who have sex with men
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/9/23-0541_article

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