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Characteristics of JYNNEOS Vaccine Recipients Before and During a Large Multiday LGBTQIA+ Festival — Louisiana, August 9–September 5, 2022

Rieza H. Soelaeman, Lee Mendoza, Robert McDonald, Julie Hand, Theresa Sokol, John T. Brooks, Preetam Cholli, Maribeth Eckert, Braiden Eilers, Jennie Johnston Gayden,

MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report · 2022 · 15 citations · 1 references

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Since May 2022, 27,558 monkeypox cases have been identified in the United States (1). Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) represent the most affected demographic group in the current multinational outbreak (2). As of October 18, 2022, Louisiana had reported 273 monkeypox cases with 187 (68.5%) among residents of the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Southeast Region, which includes the city of New Orleans (3).

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Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics of Monkeypox Cases — United States, May 17–July 22, 2022

David Philpott, Christine M. Hughes, Karen A. Alroy et al. · MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report · 2022 · 388 citations · Full text

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