了解英国mopox的感染严重程度和流行病学特征

Thomas Ward1, Christopher E Overton2,3, Robert S Paton2

  • 1UK Health Security Agency, Data Analytics & Surveillance, London, UK. Tom.Ward@ukhsa.gov.uk.

Nature communications
|March 12, 2024
PubMed
概括

英国的Mopox感染显示4.13%的模拟住院风险. 女性患病住院风险 (17.86%) 比男性 (4.99%) 高,这表明POPOX严重程度或确诊可能存在基于性别的差异.

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