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Epidemiology of Early Monkeypox Virus Transmission in Sexual Networks of Gay and Bisexual Men,England, 2022 |
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| Authors: | Amoolya Vusirikala Hannah Charles Sooria Balasegaram Neil Macdonald Deepti Kumar Ceri Barker-Burnside Kerry Cumiskey Michelle Dickinson Michelle Watson Oluwakemi Olufon Katie Thorley Paula Blomquist Charlotte Anderson Thomas Ma Hamish Mohammed Samantha Perkins Karthik Paranthaman Petra Manley Obaghe Edeghere Katy Sinka Mateo Prochazka |
| Affiliation: | UK Health Security Agency, London, UK |
| Abstract: | After community transmission of monkeypox virus was identified in Europe, interviews of 45 case-patients from England indicated transmission in international sexual networks of gay and bisexual men since April 2022. Interventions targeting sex-on-premises venues, geospatial dating applications, and sexual health services are likely to be critical for outbreak control. |
| Keywords: | monkeypox viruses epidemiology gay and bisexual men MSM transmission England United Kingdom men who have sex with men |