International outbreak of monkeypox in men having sex with men
International outbreak of monkeypox in men having sex with men
Vicente Soriano 1, Octavio Corral 2
1 UNIR Health Sciences School and Medical Center, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Madrid, Spain; 2 Department of Public Health, UNIR Health Sciences School, Madrid, Spain
*Correspondence: Octavio Corral, Email not available
Abstract
On May 17, seven patients with monkeypox were reported in the United Kingdom (Mahase E. BMJ 2022). Since that time, more than 400 cases have been reported in 20 non-African countries, including Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sweden, USA, Canada, and Australia. Almost all are gay men under the age of 40. In Spain, the Ministry of Health has already confirmed 120 cases and there are another 50 suspects. Almost all have been diagnosed in Madrid.
