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, h...

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Autores principales: Mizushima, Daisuke, Shintani, Yui, Takano, Misao, Shiojiri, Daisuke, Ando, Naokatsu, Aoki, Takahiro, Watanabe, Koji, Nakamoto, Takato, Gatanaga, Hiroyuki, Oka, Shinichi
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10461655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37506678
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2909.230541
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author Mizushima, Daisuke
Shintani, Yui
Takano, Misao
Shiojiri, Daisuke
Ando, Naokatsu
Aoki, Takahiro
Watanabe, Koji
Nakamoto, Takato
Gatanaga, Hiroyuki
Oka, Shinichi
author_facet Mizushima, Daisuke
Shintani, Yui
Takano, Misao
Shiojiri, Daisuke
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Aoki, Takahiro
Watanabe, Koji
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Gatanaga, Hiroyuki
Oka, Shinichi
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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.
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spelling pubmed-104616552023-09-01 Prevalence of Asymptomatic Mpox among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Japan, January–March 2023 Mizushima, Daisuke Shintani, Yui Takano, Misao Shiojiri, Daisuke Ando, Naokatsu Aoki, Takahiro Watanabe, Koji Nakamoto, Takato Gatanaga, Hiroyuki Oka, Shinichi Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-09 /pmc/articles/PMC10461655/ /pubmed/37506678 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2909.230541 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Emerging Infectious Diseases is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Mizushima, Daisuke
Shintani, Yui
Takano, Misao
Shiojiri, Daisuke
Ando, Naokatsu
Aoki, Takahiro
Watanabe, Koji
Nakamoto, Takato
Gatanaga, Hiroyuki
Oka, Shinichi
Prevalence of Asymptomatic Mpox among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Japan, January–March 2023
title Prevalence of Asymptomatic Mpox among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Japan, January–March 2023
title_full Prevalence of Asymptomatic Mpox among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Japan, January–March 2023
title_fullStr Prevalence of Asymptomatic Mpox among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Japan, January–March 2023
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Asymptomatic Mpox among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Japan, January–March 2023
title_short Prevalence of Asymptomatic Mpox among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Japan, January–March 2023
title_sort prevalence of asymptomatic mpox among men who have sex with men, japan, january–march 2023
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10461655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37506678
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2909.230541
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