莫波克斯疫情 - 加利福尼亚州洛杉矶县,2023年5月4日至8月17日
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
|January 18, 2024
概括
洛杉矶县的Mpox病例在2023年5月增加,尽管疫情比2022年小. 疫苗接种和先前感染可能导致病例数量减少,但mopox仍在蔓延.
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:
- 自2022年5月以来,洛杉矶县 (LAC) 报告了大约2500例mpox病例.
- 在一个低发病率的时期之后,在2023年5月至8月期间观察到mopox病例的显著增加.
研究的目的:
- 分析2023年5月至8月期间在LAC爆发的mopox疫情的特征和趋势.
- 为了将2023年的疫情与2022年洛杉矶地区的mopox流行病进行比较.
主要方法:
- 报告给LAC公共卫生部门的mopox病例数据的回顾性分析.
- 对病例人口统计,疫苗接种情况和传播模式的流行病学调查.
主要成果:
- 在2023年5月4日至8月17日期间,发现了56例mopox病例.
- 大多数病例涉及与男性发生性关系的男性,类似于2022年的疫情.
- 只有29%的患者被完全接种疫苗,住院一次,没有死亡. 发生了两次轻微的再感染.
结论:
- 洛杉矶和加勒比地区2023年的mopox疫情明显小于2022年的疫情,可能是由于疫苗接种和先前感染增加了人口免疫力.
- 马博克斯在拉丁美洲地区继续流传,这凸显了持续预防措施的必要性,包括对有风险的个人进行JYNNEOS疫苗接种.
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