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Epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of four cases of monkeypox support transmission through sexual contact, Italy, May 2022

Published:2022-06-02 Issue:22 Volume:27 Page:
ISSN:1560-7917
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Author:

Antinori Andrea¹^ORCID,Mazzotta Valentina¹^ORCID,Vita Serena¹,Carletti Fabrizio¹,Tacconi Danilo²,Lapini Laura Emma²,D’Abramo Alessandra¹,Cicalini Stefania¹,Lapa Daniele¹,Pittalis Silvia¹,Puro Vincenzo¹,Rivano Capparuccia Marco³,Giombini Emanuela¹,Gruber Cesare Ernesto Maria¹,Garbuglia Anna Rosa¹,Marani Alessandra¹,Vairo Francesco¹,Girardi Enrico¹,Vaia Francesco¹,Nicastri Emanuele¹,

Affiliation:

1. National Institute for Infectious Diseases ‘Lazzaro Spallanzani’ (IRCCS), Rome, Italy

2. Department of Specialised and Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, San Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy

3. Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, AOU Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy

Abstract

Since May 2022, an outbreak of monkeypox has been ongoing in non-endemic countries. We report four cases in Italy in young adult men reporting condomless sexual intercourse. The patients are in good clinical condition with no need for specific antiviral drugs. Biological samples from seminal fluid were positive for monkeypox viral DNA. For many other viruses found in semen there is no evidence of sexual transmission. The possibility of sexual transmission of monkeypox virus needs to be investigated.

Publisher

European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

Subject

Virology,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Epidemiology

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