Clinical and Epidemiologic Characteristics of Mpox Cases, Dominican Republic, July 2022–February 2023
During July 2022-February 2023, mpox was confirmed in 71 of 283 suspected cases in the Dominican Republic; 32.4% of patients were women, and 22.5% children <10 years of age. We found differences in transmission compared with global trends, emphasizing the need for continued surveillance, diagnostics, and public health interventions.
Authors
- Robert Paulino-Ramírez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3676-0357)
- Mónica Thormann
- J A Gárate Ureña
- Wilfredo R. Matias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5371-1354)
- Ronald Skewes-Ramm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0039-7768)
- G Benoît (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9462-6570)
- Hector Lora-Rodríguez
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3105.241299
- Primary Topic
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00