Mpox virus and transmission through sexual contact: Defining the research agenda

Nicola Low; Laura H Bachmann; Dimie Ogoina; Robert McDonald; Aziz Mert Ipekci; Laura A S Quilter; Muge Cevik

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004163

Mpox virus and transmission through sexual contact: Defining the research agenda

PLoS Med. 2023 Jan 17;20(1):e1004163. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004163. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

Nicola Low¹, Laura H Bachmann², Dimie Ogoina³, Robert McDonald², Aziz Mert Ipekci^{1

4}, Laura A S Quilter², Muge Cevik⁵

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
² Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
³ Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Niger Delta University/Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Bayelsa, Nigeria.
⁴ Graduate School for Health Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
⁵ Division of Infection and Global Health Research, School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Abstract

In a Policy Forum piece, Dr. Nicola Low and colleagues define the research agenda for Mpox virus and transmission through sexual contact.

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Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Mpox (monkeypox)* / transmission
Sexual Behavior*

Grants and funding

This article received support from the Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (NL: MA_21). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.