Frequent detection of monkeypox virus DNA in saliva, semen, and other clinical samples from 12 patients, Barcelona, Spain, May to June 2022.

Authors :: Peiró-Mestres A
Fuertes I
Camprubí-Ferrer D
Marcos MÁ
Vilella A
Navarro M
Rodriguez-Elena L
Riera J
Català A
Martínez MJ
Blanco JL
Source :: Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin [Euro Surveill] 2022 Jul; Vol. 27 (28).
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: A monkeypox (MPX) outbreak has expanded worldwide since May 2022. We tested 147 clinical samples collected at different time points from 12 patients by real-time PCR. MPX DNA was detected in saliva from all cases, sometimes with high viral loads. Other samples were frequently positive: rectal swab (11/12 cases), nasopharyngeal swab (10/12 cases), semen (7/9 cases), urine (9/12 cases) and faeces (8/12 cases). These results improve knowledge on virus shedding and the possible role of bodily fluids in disease transmission.

Subjects :: DNA, Viral genetics
Humans
Saliva
Semen
Spain epidemiology
Mpox, Monkeypox diagnosis
Mpox, Monkeypox epidemiology
Monkeypox virus isolation & purification

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1560-7917
Volume :: 27
Issue :: 28
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 35837964
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.28.2200503

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