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Volume 31, Number 5—May 2025
Research Letter
Clinical and Epidemiologic Characteristics of Mpox Cases, Dominican Republic, July 2022–February 2023
Robert Paulino-Ramirez
, Wilfredo Rafael Matias, Hector Lora-Rodríguez, Grey Benoît, Joel Ureña, Monica Thormann, and Ronald Skewes-Ramm
, Wilfredo Rafael Matias, Hector Lora-Rodríguez, Grey Benoît, Joel Ureña, Monica Thormann, and Ronald Skewes-Ramm
Table
Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of suspected mpox cases in the Dominican Republic, July 2022–February 2023*
| Patient characteristics | Confirmed cases | Negative cases |
|---|---|---|
| Total |
71 (100.0) |
212 (100.0) |
| Sex | ||
| M | 48 (67.6) | 124 (58.5) |
| F |
23 (32.4) |
88 (41.5) |
| Age range, y | ||
| 0–9 | 16 (22.5) | 55 (25.9) |
| 10–19 | 6 (8.5) | 22 (10.4) |
| 20–29 | 19 (26.8) | 41 (19.3) |
| 30–39 | 16 (22.5) | 45 (21.2) |
| 40–49 | 4 (5.6) | 15 (7.1) |
| 50–59 | 7 (9.9) | 15 (7.1) |
| >60 |
3 (4.2) |
19 (9.0) |
| Country of birth | ||
| Dominican Republic | 68 (95.8) | 202 (95.3) |
| Other† |
3 (4.2) |
10 (4.7) |
| Highest education level | ||
| None | 10 (14.1) | 38 (17.9) |
| Elementary school | 8 (11.3) | 23 (10.9) |
| Middle school | 7 (9.9) | 17 (8.0) |
| High school | 14 (19.7) | 47 (22.2) |
| College or technical school | 11 (15.5) | 24 (11.3) |
| Missing |
21 (29.6) |
63 (29.7) |
| Health region of residence | ||
| I Valdesia | 13 (18.3) | 19 (9.0) |
| II Cibao Norte | 11 (15.5) | 25 (11.8) |
| III Cibao Nordeste | 0 | 11 (5.2) |
| IV Enriquillo | 0 | 10 (4.7) |
| O Metropolitana | 39 (54.9) | 122 (57.5) |
| V Este | 6 (8.5) | 11 (5.2) |
| VI Del Valle | 0 | 2 (0.9) |
| VII Cibao Occidental | 1 (1.4) | 9 (4.2) |
| VIII Cibao Central |
1 (1.4) |
3 (1.4) |
| Health insurance type | ||
| Private | 23 (32.4) | 55 (25.9) |
| Government subsidized | 8 (11.3) | 20 (9.4) |
| No reported insurance | 11 (15.5) | 53 (25.0) |
| Unknown |
29 (40.8) |
84 (39.6) |
| Time from symptom onset to seeking care, d (range) |
5.0 (2.5–7.0) |
4.0 (2.0–7.0) |
| Underlying illness | ||
| Chronic diseases‡ | 5 (7.0) | 8 (3.8) |
| HIV/AIDS | 7 (9.9) | 3 (1.4) |
| Malnutrition | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.9) |
| Obesity/overweight | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.4) |
| None | 29 (40.8) | 99 (46.7) |
| Missing | 30 (42.3) | 97 (45.8) |
*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. †Includes Germany, Belgium, United States, Haiti, Italy, Democratic Republic of Congo, Switzerland, and Venezuela. ‡Includes diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, hypertension, or other cardiovascular disease.
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