Why monkeypox is mostly hitting men who have sex with men

Science. 2022 Jun 24;376(6600):1364-1365. doi: 10.1126/science.add5966. Epub 2022 Jun 23.

Abstract

The once slow spreading virus may have found a new niche in tightly connected sexual networks.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Homosexuality, Male*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Monkeypox virus*
  • Mpox (monkeypox)* / epidemiology
  • Mpox (monkeypox)* / prevention & control
  • Mpox (monkeypox)* / transmission
  • Risk
  • Sex Factors
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities*