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These permissions are granted for free by Elsevier for as long as the Monkeypox Information Center remains active. The early epidemiology of the monkeypox epidemic in non-endemic countries differs substantially from the epidemiology previously reported from endemic countries.
We aimed to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics among individuals with confirmed cases of monkeypox infection.
We descriptively analysed data for patients with confirmed monkeypox who were included in the GeoSentinel global clinical-care-based surveillance system between May 1 and July 1 , across 71 clinical sites in 29 countries. Data collected included demographics, travel history including mass gathering attendance, smallpox vaccination history, social history, sexual history, monkeypox exposure history, medical history, clinical presentation, physical examination, testing results, treatment, and outcomes.
We did descriptive analyses of epidemiology and subanalyses of patients with and without HIV, patients with CD4 counts of less than cells per mm 3 or cells per mm 3 and higher, patients with one sexual partner or ten or more sexual partners, and patients with or without a previous smallpox vaccination. No deaths were reported.
