1. A short #MPX 🧵
The U.S. #monkeypox case count is now 2,323. Cases have been reported from all but 7 states: Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, Mississippi, Alaska, Vermont and Maine. cdc.gov/poxvirus/monke…
The U.S. #monkeypox case count is now 2,323. Cases have been reported from all but 7 states: Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, Mississippi, Alaska, Vermont and Maine. cdc.gov/poxvirus/monke…
2. The latest #monkeypox report from @ECDC_EU & @WHO_Europe is out. 36 countries in the European region have reported 10,604 cases. As usual, there's lots of interesting data in this report. monkeypoxreport.ecdc.europa.eu
3. Some stats:
- 42% of #monkeypox cases are 31 - 40 yo.
- 99.5% are male.
- 38% are people living with HIV (of cases for whom HIV status is known, ~1/5th of all cases)
- 94.5% had a rash.
- 31 were health workers, but they aren't thought to have been infected at work.
- 42% of #monkeypox cases are 31 - 40 yo.
- 99.5% are male.
- 38% are people living with HIV (of cases for whom HIV status is known, ~1/5th of all cases)
- 94.5% had a rash.
- 31 were health workers, but they aren't thought to have been infected at work.
4. More #monkeypox stats:
- 65% had systemic symptoms (fever, muscle pain, fatigue, etc)
- 256 cases were hospitalised, but only 114 cases required clinical care. (I assume the rest were hospitalized for isolation purposes.)
- One case was admitted to ICU.
- Zero deaths.
- 65% had systemic symptoms (fever, muscle pain, fatigue, etc)
- 256 cases were hospitalised, but only 114 cases required clinical care. (I assume the rest were hospitalized for isolation purposes.)
- One case was admitted to ICU.
- Zero deaths.
5. Of the #monkeypox cases for whom gender is known, 48 are women.
The @ECDC_EU & @WHO_Europe weekly #MPX epi update is here: monkeypoxreport.ecdc.europa.eu
The @ECDC_EU & @WHO_Europe weekly #MPX epi update is here: monkeypoxreport.ecdc.europa.eu
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