Mpox among Public Festival Attendees, Chicago, Illinois, USA, July–August 2022

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Faherty, Emily A.G. ; Teran, Richard A. ; Black, Stephanie R. ; Chundi, Vaishali ; Smith, Shamika ; Bernhardt, Brandon ; Weber, Emma ; Brassil, Bridget ; Ruestow, Peter ; Kerins, Janna L.
• Description:
  We investigated an mpox outbreak after a 2022 LGBTQ event in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Among case-patients, 38% had received 1 dose of mpox vaccine, none 2 doses; most reported sexual activity during the probable exposure period. Among other preventive measures, persons at risk should complete mpox vaccination 14 days before an event.
• Subjects:
  Chicago Disease Outbreaks Holidays Humans Illinois Monkeypox Mpox Among Public Festival Attendees, Chicago, Illinois, USA, July–August 2022 Research Letter
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(5):1059-1061
• Pubmed ID:
  37044128
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10124669
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d89c014aa16a6711fe8c4e26c1981979ab7930ebc3e7163bbb38e1547eed5e2b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/129115/cdc_129115_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 549.67 KB ]