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July 3, 2023
City Mpox; Country Mpox: More Cases Seen in Urban Areas
By Ethan Covey
The 2022 mpox outbreak in the United States primarily affected people living in cities, with more than 70% of cases occurring in large central urban areas.
In both urban and rural areas, incidence among people who identify as non-Hispanic Black or African American, and Hispanic or Latino was consistently higher than among white people (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023;72:574-578).
The CDC report focused on data from 29,980 confirmed and probable mpox cases, which were reported to the agency from May 10 through Dec. 31, 2022.
Continue reading... https://www.idse.net/Viral-Infections/Article/06-23/Mpox-Urban-Areas-Cases-CDC/70696
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