Mpox Cases in Serbia, 2022.

IF 3.4 Q2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Infectious Disease Reports Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI:10.3390/idr17010009

Petar Đurić, Verica Jovanović, Mitra B Drakulović, Dragana Plavša, Jovan Malinić, Aleksandar Medarević, Jelena Protić, Nana Mebonia

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Abstract

Background: On 23 July 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the mpox multi-country outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. This study aimed to identify the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of confirmed mpox cases reported in Serbia in 2022.

Methods: The mpox WHO case definition was used. Incidence rates (IRs) and incidence rate ratios (IRRs) by age groups and nomenclature of territorial units for statistics level 3 (NUTS-3) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated.

Results: Between June and October 2022, 43 laboratory-confirmed cases were reported. All were unvaccinated males, with the mean age of 34 (±7.4) years. Out of the total, 72.1% cases were men who have sex with men (MSM), who reported sexual intercourse either with multiple or unknown partners (p < 0.01). Fifteen cases (34.9%) lived with HIV, mostly in the 30-39 age group (p = 0.023). People living in Belgrade City NUTS-3 were six times more likely to become infected compared to South Backa citizens (IRR: 6.03, 95% CI: 1.47-25.53).

Conclusions: In Serbia, mpox mainly affected MSM aged 30-39 and living in urban areas. Health promotion and vaccine implementation should be prioritized in populations with a higher risk.

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塞尔维亚的麻疹病例，2022年。

背景：2022年7月23日，世界卫生组织（世卫组织）宣布麻疹多国暴发为国际关注的突发公共卫生事件。本研究旨在确定2022年塞尔维亚报告的确诊麻疹病例的流行病学和临床特征。方法：采用世界卫生组织mpox病例定义。以95%可信区间（ci）计算各组发病率（IRs）和发病率比（IRRs）以及统计水平3 （nut -3）的地域单位命名。结果：2022年6 - 10月，共报告实验室确诊病例43例。所有患者均为未接种疫苗的男性，平均年龄34（±7.4）岁。其中，72.1%为男男性行为者（MSM），报告与多名或未知伴侣发生性行为（p < 0.01）。15例（34.9%）感染艾滋病毒，主要集中在30-39岁年龄组（p = 0.023）。居住在贝尔格莱德城市NUTS-3的人被感染的可能性是南巴卡公民的6倍（IRR: 6.03, 95% CI: 1.47-25.53）。结论：在塞尔维亚，mpox主要影响年龄在30-39岁的城市MSM人群。应优先在高风险人群中促进健康和接种疫苗。

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