Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde do Rio de Janeiro, Coordenação de Informações Estratégicas de Vigilância em Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Ministério da Saúde, Departamento de Análise Epidemiológica e Vigilância de Doenças Não Transmissíveis, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Epidemiol Serv Saude. 2024 Apr 15;33:e2023899. doi: 10.1590/S2237-96222024v33e2023899.en. eCollection 2024.
To describe the profile of cases of mpox in the city of Rio de Janeiro between June and November 2022.
This was a descriptive study of secondary data obtained from mpox notification forms. Socioeconomic, clinical and spatial data were analyzed.
Of the 928 cases, 93.7% were male, 85.0% cisgender male, 65.6% homosexual, 41.8% between 30 and 39 years old, and 41.0% were of White race/skin color. A total of 34.5% had immunosuppression due to illness, and 41.9% reported their HIV status as being positive. The most prevalent signs and symptoms were: skin lesions (96.6%), especially with multiple manifestations (67.8%) in the genital region (46.1%), in addition to fever (58.3%), adenomegaly (43.3%) and headache (38.7%). Most notifications occurred in public services (81.3%) and in hospital care (51.3%).
The study revealed high incidence of mpox, especially among young, cisgender and homosexual men. Most cases were mild, with genital lesions, progressing to cure without hospitalization. Person-to-person transmission was predominant.
描述 2022 年 6 月至 11 月期间里约热内卢市猴痘病例的特征。
这是一项从猴痘报告表中获取的次要数据的描述性研究。对社会经济、临床和空间数据进行了分析。
在 928 例病例中,93.7%为男性,85.0%为顺性别男性,65.6%为同性恋,41.8%年龄在 30 至 39 岁之间,41.0%为白种人/白肤色。共有 34.5%因疾病而存在免疫抑制,41.9%报告其 HIV 状况为阳性。最常见的体征和症状是:皮肤损伤(96.6%),特别是生殖器区域(46.1%)有多种表现(67.8%),此外还有发热(58.3%)、淋巴结肿大(43.3%)和头痛(38.7%)。大多数通知发生在公共服务机构(81.3%)和医院护理(51.3%)。
研究表明,猴痘发病率很高,尤其是在年轻、顺性别和同性恋男性中。大多数病例为轻症,生殖器损伤,无需住院即可治愈。人际传播为主。