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Mpox in Children and Adolescents during Multicountry Outbreak, 2022-2023

Ana Hoxha et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Oct.

Abstract

The 2022-2023 mpox outbreak predominantly affected adult men; 1.3% of reported cases were in children and adolescents <18 years of age. Analysis of global surveillance data showed 1 hospital intensive care unit admission and 0 deaths in that age group. Transmission routes and clinical manifestations varied across age subgroups.

Keywords: adolescents; children; monkeypox; monkeypox virus; mpox; outbreak; viruses.

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Figure 1
Epidemic curves of mpox cases among children and adolescents <18 years of age, grouped by World Health Organization regions, January 2022–May 2023. Dates represent the week of symptom onset, or the week of diagnosis or reporting if the date of symptom onset is unknown. A) African Region; B) Eastern Mediterranean Region; C) European Region; D) Region of the Americas; E) Western Pacific Region.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Mpox cases by transmission type by age group among children and adolescents <18 years of age, as reported globally to the World Health Organization, January 2022–May 2023. A) Absolute numbers; B) percentage among all cases with available information.
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