TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of mpox
T2 - A descriptive cases series in Colombia
AU - Álvarez-Moreno, Carlos A.
AU - Alzate-Ángel, Juan C.
AU - De La Hoz-Siegler, Ilich H.
AU - Bareño, Adriana
AU - Mantilla, Mónica
AU - Sussman, Otto
AU - Valderrama-Beltrán, Sandra
AU - Rodriguez, Jose Y.
AU - Arévalo, Leonardo
AU - Andrade-Sierra, Javier
AU - Padilla, Mónica
AU - Reveiz, Ludovic
N1 - Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2023/5/1
Y1 - 2023/5/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Communicable diseases
KW - Disease attributes
KW - Disease outbreaks
KW - Emerging
KW - Monkeypox
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85160416942
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/19415007-0dd3-3db8-9065-eb84ca948287/
U2 - 10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102594
DO - 10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102594
M3 - Article
C2 - 37211342
AN - SCOPUS:85160416942
SN - 1477-8939
VL - 53
SP - 102594
JO - Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
JF - Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
M1 - 102594
ER -
