Time scales of human mpox transmission in the Netherlands.
Mpox
pre-symptomatic transmission
reproduction number
serial interval
Journal
The Journal of infectious diseases
ISSN: 1537-6613
Titre abrégé: J Infect Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0413675
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 Apr 2023
04 Apr 2023
Historique:
received:
10
01
2023
revised:
23
03
2023
accepted:
28
03
2023
entrez:
4
4
2023
pubmed:
5
4
2023
medline:
5
4
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Mpox has spread rapidly to many countries in non-endemic regions. After reviewing detailed exposure histories of 109 pairs of mpox cases in the Netherlands, we identified 34 pairs where transmission was likely and the infectee reported a single potential infector with a mean serial interval of 10.1 days (95% CI: 6.6-14.7 days). Further investigation into pairs from one regional public health service revealed that pre-symptomatic transmission may have occurred in five out of eighteen pairs. These findings emphasize that precaution remains key, regardless of the presence of recognizable symptoms of mpox.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37014716
pii: 7103467
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiad091
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.