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Volume 30, Number 10—October 2024
Dispatch
Mpox Epidemiology and Vaccine Effectiveness, England, 2023
Table 2
Characteristics and risk factors for case-patients with mpox confirmed or highly probable according to specimens collected in 2023, England*
Variable | No. (%), n = 128† |
---|---|
HIV status | |
Living with HIV | 13 (10) |
HIV negative | 69 (54) |
Taking HIV PrEP‡ | 51 (74) |
Not taking PrEP‡ | 18 (26) |
Unknown |
46 (36) |
Modified Vaccinia Ankara–Bavarian Nordic vaccination status§ | |
Vaccinated: >2 doses¶ | 30 (23) |
Vaccinated: 1 dose | 20 (16) |
Vaccinated: no. doses unknown | 2 (2) |
Unvaccinated | 54 (42) |
Unknown |
22 (17) |
Childhood smallpox vaccination status | |
Vaccinated | 4 (3) |
Unknown |
124 (97) |
Hospital admission | |
Yes | 11 (9) |
No | 117 (91) |
Unknown |
|
Reporting attending events involving multiple sex partners | |
Yes | 28 (22) |
No | 17 (13) |
Unknown | 83 (65) |
Concurrent STI |
|
Yes | 24 (19) |
No | 28 (22) |
Unknown | 76 (59) |
*Patients were median 36 years of age, range 19–70 years, interquartile range 29–24 years. PrEP, preexposure prophylaxis; STI, sexually transmitted infection. †Unless otherwise stated, denominators are 128; denominators for percentage calculations are HIV-negative persons. ‡We do not have information on HIV treatment or outcomes of treatment for these cases. Nevertheless, most people living with HIV in England take antiretroviral therapy and have an undetectable viral load (8). §Estimated date of vaccination was available for 33 out of 52 vaccinated cases, all of whom received the Modified Vaccinia Ankara–Bavarian Nordic vaccine at least2 weeks before infection. ¶Includes 1 person who reported receiving 3 doses.
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