Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2023 Jan;29(1):219-222.
doi: 10.3201/eid2901.221643. Epub 2022 Nov 10.

Monkeypox Virus Infection in 18-Year-Old Woman after Sexual Intercourse, France, September 2022

Alexandre Vallée, Audrey Chatelain, Marie Carbonnel, Catherine Racowsky, Erwan Fourn, David Zucman, Jean-Marc Ayoubi
Case Reports

Monkeypox Virus Infection in 18-Year-Old Woman after Sexual Intercourse, France, September 2022

Alexandre Vallée et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Jan.

Abstract

A monkeypox virus outbreak has spread worldwide since April 2022. We report a young woman in France positive for monkeypox virus transmitted through oral and vaginal sex. Ulceronecrotic lesions developed intravaginally and around her vulva. Health professionals should become familiar with all aspects of infection from this virus, including possible vertical transmission.

Keywords: France; Monkeypox; genital; outbreak; prevention; sexually transmitted infections; vaccine; viruses; women.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure
Figure
Pustules in gluteal area (A), genital area (B, C), intravaginal area (D), arm and hand (E), and finger (F) in young woman with monkeypox virus infection after sexual intercourse, France, September 2022.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Thornhill JP, Barkati S, Walmsley S, Rockstroh J, Antinori A, Harrison LB, et al.; SHARE-net Clinical Group. Monkeypox virus infection in humans across 16 countries—April–June 2022. N Engl J Med. 2022;387:679–91. 10.1056/NEJMoa2207323 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Vallée A, Farfour E, Zucman D. Monkeypox virus: A novel sexually transmitted disease? A case report from France. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2022;49:102394. 10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102394 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Antinori A, Mazzotta V, Vita S, Carletti F, Tacconi D, Lapini LE, et al.; INMI Monkeypox Group. Epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of four cases of monkeypox support transmission through sexual contact, Italy, May 2022. Euro Surveill. 2022;27:27. 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.22.2200421 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Adler H, Gould S, Hine P, Snell LB, Wong W, Houlihan CF, et al.; NHS England High Consequence Infectious Diseases (Airborne) Network. Clinical features and management of human monkeypox: a retrospective observational study in the UK. [Erratum in: Lancet Infect Dis. 2022;22:e177]. Lancet Infect Dis. 2022;22:1153–62. 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00228-6 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Vaughan AM, Cenciarelli O, Colombe S, Alves de Sousa L, Fischer N, Gossner CM, et al. A large multi-country outbreak of monkeypox across 41 countries in the WHO European Region, 7 March to 23 August 2022. Euro Surveill. 2022;27. - PMC - PubMed