Monkeypox virus infection in women and non-binary people: uncommon or neglected?

Abstract

In 2022, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, monkeypox re-emerged globally as a new and additional infectious threat for countries outside Africa, and it was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO. During this multicountry monkeypox outbreak, which has comprised more than 80488 cases to Nov 21, 2022 according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, new epidemiological and clinical features have been observed, including genital primary presentation, an association with sexual activity, and a predominance among men, particularly adult men who have sex with men. Although epidemiological data and various studies have shown that the disease occurs primarily in men,5 monkeypox can also affect other groups, including children,6 older populations, and women...