MPOX UPDATE (23): VIRAL SHEDDING, BEIJING CASES, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
INFECTION, FIRST CHILD CASE IN TAIWAN
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In this update:
[1] Presymptomatic viral shedding in high-risk mpox contacts
[2] China: 2 cases of mpox found in Beijing
[3] USA: prevalence of mpox in patients undergoing STI screening in
northern California
[4] Taiwan: 1st mpox case in a child
[1] Presymptomatic viral shedding in high-risk mpox contacts
Date: Thu 4 May 2023
Source: Journal of Medical Virology [abridged, edited] https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.28769
ref: Brosius, I, Dijck, CV, Coppens, J, et al. Presymptomatic viral
shedding in high-risk mpox contacts: a prospective cohort study. J Med
Virol. 2023; 95:e28769. doi:10.1002/jmv.28769