Mpox in children and adolescents and contact follow-up in school settings in greater Paris, France, May 2022 to July 2023

BackgroundDuring the 2022 mpox outbreak in Europe, primarily affecting men who have sex with men, a limited number of cases among children and adolescents were identified. Paediatric cases from outbreaks in endemic countries have been associated with a higher likelihood of severe illness. Detailed c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2024-05, Vol.29 (21), p.1
Hauptverfasser:	Reques, Laura, Mercuriali, Lilas, Silué, Yassoungo, Chazelle, Emilie, Spaccaferri, Guillaume, Velter, Annie, Mailles, Alexandra, Frange, Pierre, Tarantola, Arnaud
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Child Childrens health Contact Tracing Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control Epidemics Female Follow-Up Studies Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data Humans Male Meningococcal Infections - epidemiology Meningococcal Infections - prevention & control Mpox Mpox (monkeypox) Paris - epidemiology Pediatrics Schools Teenagers Vaccination - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:	BackgroundDuring the 2022 mpox outbreak in Europe, primarily affecting men who have sex with men, a limited number of cases among children and adolescents were identified. Paediatric cases from outbreaks in endemic countries have been associated with a higher likelihood of severe illness. Detailed clinical case descriptions and interventions in school settings before 2022 are limited.AimTo describe clinical characteristics of mpox cases among children (
ISSN:	1560-7917 1025-496X 1560-7917
DOI:	10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.21.2300555