Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2022)

Epidemiology of Early Monkeypox Virus Transmission in Sexual Networks of Gay and Bisexual Men, England, 2022

  • Amoolya Vusirikala,
  • Hannah Charles,
  • Sooria Balasegaram,
  • Neil Macdonald,
  • Deepti Kumar,
  • Ceri Barker-Burnside,
  • Kerry Cumiskey,
  • Michelle Dickinson,
  • Michelle Watson,
  • Oluwakemi Olufon,
  • Katie Thorley,
  • Paula Blomquist,
  • Charlotte Anderson,
  • Thomas Ma,
  • Hamish Mohammed,
  • Samantha Perkins,
  • Karthik Paranthaman,
  • Petra Manley,
  • Obaghe Edeghere,
  • Katy Sinka,
  • Mateo Prochazka

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2810.220960
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 10
pp. 2082 – 2086

Abstract

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After community transmission of monkeypox virus was identified in Europe, interviews of 45 case-patients from England indicated transmission in international sexual networks of gay and bisexual men since April 2022. Interventions targeting sex-on-premises venues, geospatial dating applications, and sexual health services are likely to be critical for outbreak control.

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