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Pre- and asymptomatic viral shedding in high-risk contacts of monkeypox cases: a prospective cohort study

2022-11-27 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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AO_SCPLOWBSTRACTC_SCPLOWEpidemiological data suggest that clade IIb monkeypox virus (MPXV) is readily transmitted during sexual contact, even before symptom onset. However, presymptomatic shedding of MPXV remains to be demonstrated. Here, we prospectively followed up 25 individuals after high-risk exposure to MPXV. Daily anorectal, genital, and saliva samples and weekly blood and oropharyngeal samples were collected along with clinical information. During follow-up, 12/18 (66.0%) sexual and 1/7 ...

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