麻疹流行病学:专注于艾滋病毒感染的男性
Nadim Sharif1, Shuvra Kanti Dey1
1Department of Microbiology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Heliyon
|November 30, 2023
概括
2022年全球mopox疫情主要影响男性,特别是30-40岁的男性与男性发生性关系 (MSM). 以前存在的艾滋病毒是常见的,观察到1-10%的病例死亡率.
科学领域:
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 2022年mopox疫情标志着该病毒的首次全球传播,突出了对其流行病学和临床特征的有限综合知识.
- 了解传播动态和风险因素对于在这种前所未有的mpox流行病期间的公共卫生反应至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查2022年mopox疫情的流行病学特征.
- 在全球爆发期间确定与mopox感染相关的关键人口和临床因素.
主要方法:
- 在2022年爆发期间报告的mopox病例的回顾性分析.
- 收集有关患者人口统计,性行为,先前存在的疾病 (包括艾滋病病毒) 和结果的数据.
主要成果:
- 莫波克斯主要影响男性 (90-100%),在30-40岁的男性中患病率最高 (70%).
- 很大一部分病例 (90-100%) 发生在与男性发生性关系 (MSM) 的男性中.
- 在mopox病例中的24%至100%报告了先前存在的HIV,病例死亡率在1%至10%之间.
结论:
- 2022年mopox疫情对MSM产生了不成比例的影响,强调了有针对性的公共卫生干预的重要性.
- 与艾滋病毒的高同时发生值得进一步调查潜在的相互作用和结果.
- 持续的流行病学监测对于管理和控制全球传播的mopox至关重要.
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