Last updated on 16-1-2025 by Dominique Van Beckhoven
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Peer reviewed scientific article
Anglais
SCIENSANO
Auteurs
De Vos, Elise; Liesbeth Van Gestel; Isabel Brosius; Chris Kenyon; Vuylsteke, Bea; Irith De Baetselier; Joachim Mariën; Bangwen, Eugene; Simon Couvreur; Amaryl Lecompte; Dominique Van Beckhoven; Bart Hoorelbeke; Babs E Verstrepen; Luca M Zaeck; Rory D de Vries; Corine H Geurts van Kessel; Hens, Niel; Ariën, Kevin K; Koen Vercauteren; Marjan Van Esbroek; Christophe Van Dijck; Laurens LiesenborghsMots-clés
Résumé:
OBJECTIVES: The 2022 mpox epidemic reached a peak in Belgium and the rest of Europe in July 2022, after which it unexpectedly subsided. This study investigates epidemiological, behavioral, and immunological factors behind the waning of the epidemic in Belgium.
METHODS: We investigated temporal evolutions in the characteristics and behavior of mpox patients using national surveillance data and data from a prospective registry of mpox patients in the Institute of Tropical Medicine (Antwerp). We studied behavioral changes in the population at risk using a survey among HIV-preexposure prophy…