Monkeypox Virus Infection in 18-Year-Old Woman after Sexual Intercourse, France, September 2022
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: A monkeypox virus outbreak has spread worldwide since April 2022. We report a young woman in France positive for monkeypox virus transmitted through oral and vaginal sex. Ulceronecrotic lesions developed intravaginally and around her vulva. Health professionals should become familiar with all aspects of infection from this virus, including possible vertical transmission.
Source: Emerging infectious diseases
Authors: Alexandre Vallée, Audrey Chatelain, Marie Carbonnel, Catherine Racowsky, Erwan Fourn, David Zucman, Jean-Marc Ayoubi
Language: English
Subfield: Virology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4308679212