Is atypical monkeypox a sexually transmitted disease?
- Author:
ZHU Wei
;
SHA Xin-ping
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Monkeypox;
zoonotic disease;
sexual transmission;
epidemiology
- From:
China Tropical Medicine
2023;23(1):90-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Atypical monkeypox broke out in many non-endemic countries in 2022, and the cumulative number of cases worldwide reached 21 775 on July 11. Although most cases of atypical monkeypox outbreaks were related to sexual behavior, there was no clear consensus on whether monkeypox is a sexually transmitted disease, and the current guidelines issued in China for the diagnosis and treatment of monkeypox do not yet rule out monkeypox as a sexually transmitted disease. This review analyzed the evidence supporting atypical monkeypox as a sexually transmitted disease and other possible explanations from the perspectives of monkeypox case definition/diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, clinical features, laboratory examinations, and public health prevention and control measures, aiming to provide suitable recommendations for the prevention and control of monkeypox outbreaks in China.
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