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. 2024 Oct;30(10):2145-2148.
doi: 10.3201/eid3010.240292. Epub 2024 Sep 11.

Mpox Epidemiology and Vaccine Effectiveness, England, 2023

Hannah Charles, Katie Thorley, Charlie Turner, Kirsty F Bennet, Nick Andrews, Marta Bertran, Sema Mandal, Gayatri Amirthalingam, Mary E Ramsay, Hamish Mohammed, Katy Sinka

Mpox Epidemiology and Vaccine Effectiveness, England, 2023

Hannah Charles et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Oct.

Abstract

Reported mpox cases in England continued at a low but steady frequency during 2023. Of 137 cases reported in 2023, approximately half were acquired overseas and half were in vaccinated persons. Estimated effectiveness of 2-dose vaccine was 80%, and no vaccinated mpox patient was hospitalized.

Keywords: England; GBMSM; epidemiology; men who have sex with men; monkeypox virus; mpox; surveillance; vaccine effectiveness; viruses.

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