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Observational Study
. 2023 May-Jun:53:102594.
doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102594. Epub 2023 May 19.

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of mpox: A descriptive cases series in Colombia

Carlos A Álvarez-Moreno  1 , Juan C Alzate-Ángel  2 , Ilich H De La Hoz-Siegler  3 , Adriana Bareño  4 , Mónica Mantilla  5 , Otto Sussman  6 , Sandra Valderrama-Beltrán  7 , Jose Y Rodriguez  8 , Leonardo Arévalo  5 , Javier Andrade-Sierra  6 , Mónica Padilla  9 , Ludovic Reveiz  10
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Observational Study

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of mpox: A descriptive cases series in Colombia

Carlos A Álvarez-Moreno et al. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2023 May-Jun.

Abstract

Introduction: Colombia is the fifth most affected country by the global monkeypox outbreak and the second in LAC after Brazil. We describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 521 patients with mpox in the country.

Methods: We conducted an observational analysis of laboratory-confirmed Mpox cases between June 29 and November 16, 2022.

Results: Most cases were young men living with HIV. The clinical evolution was primarily benign, with two deaths reported. We found some differences between women and men regarding their BMI, presence of lymphadenopathies, localization of lesions, and the antecedent of HIV infection.

Conclusion: Although it seems that the epidemic curve for this outbreak of Mpox is decreasing not only in Colombia but globally, it could remain endemic. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain very close surveillance.

Keywords: Communicable diseases; Disease attributes; Disease outbreaks; Emerging; Monkeypox.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Authors hold sole responsibility for the views expressed in the manuscript, which may not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the Pan American Health Organization.

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