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Caio Luiz Pereira Ribeiro1, Camila Arantes Ferreira Brecht D'Oliveira2, Élida de Albuquerque Campos1
1Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde do Rio de Janeiro, Coordenação de Informações Estratégicas de Vigilância em Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Objective:
To describe the profile of cases of mpox in the city of Rio de Janeiro between June and November 2022.
Methods:
This was a descriptive study of secondary data obtained from mpox notification forms. Socioeconomic, clinical and spatial data were analyzed.
Results:
Of the 928 cases, 93.7% were male, 85.0% cisgender male, 65.6% homosexual, 41.8% between 30 and 39 years old, and 41.0% were of White race/skin color. A total of 34.5% had immunosuppression due to illness, and 41.9% reported their HIV status as being positive. The most prevalent signs and symptoms were: skin lesions (96.6%), especially with multiple manifestations (67.8%) in the genital region (46.1%), in addition to fever (58.3%), adenomegaly (43.3%) and headache (38.7%). Most notifications occurred in public services (81.3%) and in hospital care (51.3%).
Conclusion:
The study revealed high incidence of mpox, especially among young, cisgender and homosexual men. Most cases were mild, with genital lesions, progressing to cure without hospitalization. Person-to-person transmission was predominant.
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