Factors associated with geographic variations in the 2022 monkeypox outbreak; A systematic review

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Background: The review aimed at examining patient factors that were associated with the worldwide geographic variation in number of monkeypox cases during the 2022 outbreak.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted using Scopus, Google Scholar, and PubMed/MEDLINE, to identify studies published in the year 2022 until 30 September on the 2022 monkeypox outbreak. Studies that described demographics and patient characteristics of the affected populations were eligible. Only countries/regions with the highest and lowest globally reported numbers were included.

Results: A total of 24 eligible studies reported data from the most affected countries in Europe [Spain and UK]; Americas [USA and Brazil]; and the least affected region [South East Asia]. There were no eligible studies reporting data from the Eastern Mediterranean which was allegedly the least affected region. Cases from Europe and the Americas were mostly men having sex with men [MSM], in fourth and fifth decades of life, with a substantial proportion of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases. Sporadic cases among women [sexual, household] and children [household] were identified. Sexual orientation and/or mode of transmission were not clearly stated in most studies from South East Asia.

Conclusions: The 2022 monkeypox outbreak was most obvious in the western part of the globe due mainly to sexual activities among MSM. Low numbers in the east may indicate the influence of the conservative social behaviors. Co-morbidities in the form of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases were identified. Detection of the disease among women and children highlights the importance of adopting appropriate preventive public health measures.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

Enthalten in:

New microbes and new infections - 51(2023) vom: 05. Jan., Seite 101078

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Abu-Hammad, Osama [VerfasserIn]
Abu-Hammad, Abdalla [VerfasserIn]
Jaber, Abdul-Raheem [VerfasserIn]
Jaber, Abdel Rahman [VerfasserIn]
Dar-Odeh, Najla [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Eastern Mediterranean
Epidemiology
Europe
Journal Article
Monkeypox
Review
South East Asia
Transmission

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Date Revised 13.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.nmni.2022.101078

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351300635