Mpox virus and transmission through sexual contact: Defining the research agenda
Nicola Low, Laura H. Bachmann, Dimie Ogoina, Robert McDonald, Aziz Mert Ipekci, Laura A.S. Quilter, Müge Çevik
Abstract
A multicountry outbreak of mpox (formerly monkeypox) in 2022 has affected gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men disproportionately, highlighting the need to understand the role of sexual contact in transmission.
Topics & Concepts
Transmission (telecommunications)Sexual contactSexual transmissionVirologyContact tracingSexual behaviorVirusMedicinePolitical scienceCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)PsychologyTelecommunicationsSocial psychologyComputer sciencePathologyGonorrheaInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseMicrobicidePoxvirus research and outbreaksBacillus and Francisella bacterial researchVirology and Viral Diseases