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Volume 29, Number 11—November 2023
Research

Prevalence of Undiagnosed Monkeypox Virus Infections during Global Mpox Outbreak, United States, June–September 2022

Faisal S. MinhajComments to Author , Vijay Singh, Stephanie E. Cohen, Michael B. Townsend, Hyman Scott, John Szumowski, C. Bradley Hare, Pallavi Upadhyay, Jairus Reddy, Barbara Alexander, Nicolle Baird, Terese Navarra, Lalita Priyamvada, Nhien Wynn, William C. Carson, Solomon Odafe, Sarah Anne J. Guagliardo, Emily Sims, Agam K. Rao, Panayampalli S. Satheshkumar, Paul J. Weidle1, and Christina L. Hutson1

Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (F.S. Minhaj, M.B. Townsend, N. Baird, T. Navarra, L. Priyamvada, N. Wynn, W.C. Carson; S. Odafe, S.A.J. Guagliardo, E. Sims; A.K. Rao, P.S. Satheshkumar, P.J. Weidle, C.L. Hutson); HealthTrackRx, Denton, Texas, USA (V. Singh, P. Upadhyay, J. Reddy, B. Alexander); San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, California, USA (S.E. Cohen, H. Scott); University of California San Francisco and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (J. Szumowski); Kaiser Permanente Northern California, San Francisco (C.B. Hare)

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Table 2

Clinical signs/symptoms reported by participants in study of prevalence of undiagnosed monkeypox virus infections during the global mpox outbreak, United States, June–September 2022*

Acute illness sign/symptoms in past 3 months No. (%)
Cough 28 (12)
Rhinorrhea 27(11)
Sore throat 23 (10)
Fever 22 (9)
Chills 21(9)
Headaches 20 (8)
Sweats 15 (6)
Malaise 15 (6)
Shortness of breath 12 (5)
Lymphadenopathy 8 (3)
Diarrhea 7 (3)
Rash 6 (3)
Wheezing 5 (2)
Itchiness 4 (2)
Nausea/vomiting 4 (2)
Abdominal pain 4 (2)
Back pain 4 (2)
Rectal bleeding 3 (1)
Stridor 2 (1)
Rectal pain 2 (1)
Eye lesions 1
Pus in stool 1
Penile discharge 1

*Results of serologic survey (Appendix 1).

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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