Evaluation of Public Health Contact Tracing for Mpox Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men-10 US Jurisdictions, May 17-July 31, 2022
Conclusions. During the period when mpox cases among MSM increased and vaccine access expanded, contact tracing became less efficient at identifying exposed contacts. Public Health Implications. Contact tracing was more effective at identifying persons exposed to mpox in MSM sexual and social networks when case numbers were low, and it could be used to facilitate vaccine access. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print May 4, 2023:e1-e4. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307301).PMID:37141555 | DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2023.307301
Source: American Journal of Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anna Barry Cope Robert D Kirkcaldy Paul J Weidle David A Jackson Nicholas Laramee Robyn Weber Julia Rowse Anil Mangla Brian Fox Katharine E Saunders Kristen Taniguchi Lauren Usagawa Megan E Cahill Pauline Harrington Erin K Ricketts Khalil Harbi Lenka Male Source Type: research