Carolina Coutinho, Mayara Secco Torres Silva, Thiago S Torres, Eduardo Peixoto, Monica Avelar Magalhães, Sandra Wagner Cardoso, Gabriela Nazário, Maíra Mendonça, Mariana Menezes, Paula Maria Almeida, Paula Rita Dias de Brito de Carvalho, Shenon Bia Bedin, Aline Maria Almeida, Silvia Carvalho, Valdilea Gonçalves Veloso, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Luciane Velasque
BACKGROUND: Mostly cisgender men were affected during the 2022 mpox multinational outbreak, with few cases reported in women. This study compares the characteristics of individuals diagnosed with mpox infection according to gender in Rio de Janeiro. METHODS: We obtained surveillance data of mpox cases notified to Rio de Janeiro State Health Department (June 12 to December 15, 2022). We compared women (cisgender or transgender) to men (cisgender or transgender) using chi-squared, Fisher's exact, and Mood's median tests...
November 8, 2023: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease