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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Mizushima, Daisuke ; Shintani, Yui ; Takano, Misao ; Shiojiri, Daisuke ; Ando, Naokatsu ; Aoki, Takahiro ; Watanabe, Koji ; Nakamoto, Takato ; Gatanaga, Hiroyuki ; Oka, Shinichi
• Description:
  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, highlighting the need to improve testing accessibility among high-risk populations.
• Subjects:
  HIV Infections Homosexuality, Male Humans Male Mpox (monkeypox) Prevalence Sexual And Gender Minorities
• Keywords:
  Asymptomatic Japan Men Who Have Sex With Men Monkeypox Monkeypox Virus Mpox MSM Sexually Transmitted Infections Viruses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(9):1872-1876
• Pubmed ID:
  37506678
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10461655
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Japan
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:50aff2658f44ed38d95fbd9a44d13a83e5f109c433a9899510544fb007c4696b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/133594/cdc_133594_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.14 MB ]