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Home Health Asymptomatic transmission plays a prominent role in mpox infection patterns

Asymptomatic transmission plays a prominent role in mpox infection patterns

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A Kaiser Permanente study of nearly 8,000 men shows that in mid- to late 2024, mpox was far more common among men who have sex with men than previously thought. Individuals without symptoms accounted for most infections and likely played a prominent role in transmission, contrary to prior assumptions that people had to be symptomatic to spread the disease.

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