Community-based mpox and sexually transmitted disease surveillance using discarded condoms in the global south

There was a co-occurrence of MPXV-positive condoms with some of the sexually transmitted diseases (Neisseria gonorrhoeae, herpes simplex virus type 1 [HSV-1], herpes simplex virus type 2 [HSV-2], HIV, Chlamydia trachomatis, Gardnerella vaginalis, Haemophilus ducreyi, Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma hominis, Treponema pallidum, Trichomonas vaginalis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, human papillomavirus [HPV], hepatitis C virus [HCV], hepatitis B virus [HBV]) analysed (figure E). The current spread of MPXV clade II has a relatively low death rate;3 however, young children and immunocompromised individuals, including people with HIV, are at increased risk for severe outcomes.1,3 Furthermore, MPXV has disproportionately affected men who have sex with men, indicating amplified transmission through sexual networks. The funder(s) had no role in study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the article for publication.