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

Carlos A. Álvarez-Moreno; Juan C. Alzate-Ángel; Ilich H. De La Hoz-Siegler; Adriana Bareño; Mónica Mantilla; Otto Sussman; Sandra Valderrama-Beltrán; Jose Y. Rodriguez; Leonardo Arévalo; Javier Andrade-Sierra; Mónica Padilla; Ludovic Reveiz

doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102594

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

Carlos A. Álvarez-Moreno
, Juan C. Alzate-Ángel
, Ilich H. De La Hoz-Siegler
, Adriana Bareño
, Mónica Mantilla
, Otto Sussman
, Sandra Valderrama-Beltrán
, Jose Y. Rodriguez
, Leonardo Arévalo
, Javier Andrade-Sierra
, Mónica Padilla
, Ludovic Reveiz

Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Clínica Colsanitas
Instituto de Evaluación Tecnologica en Salud
Centro Medico Teusaquillo
Virrey Solís IPS
Infectoclínicos
Centro de Investigaciones Microbiológicas del Cesar (CIMCE)
Secretaría De Salud Municipal De Valledupar
World Health Organization
Pan American Health Organization

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	102594
Pages (from-to)	102594
Number of pages	4
Journal	Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume	53
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102594
State	Published - 01 May 2023

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Keywords

Communicable diseases
Disease attributes
Disease outbreaks
Emerging
Monkeypox

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Álvarez-Moreno, C. A., Alzate-Ángel, J. C., De La Hoz-Siegler, I. H., Bareño, A., Mantilla, M., Sussman, O., Valderrama-Beltrán, S., Rodriguez, J. Y., Arévalo, L., Andrade-Sierra, J., Padilla, M., & Reveiz, L. (2023). Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of mpox: A descriptive cases series in Colombia. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 53, 102594. Article 102594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102594

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