Growing shreds of evidence for monkeypox to be a sexually transmitted infection

Abstract

The largest monkeypox virus (MPXV) outbreak identified in non-endemic countries started in May 2022 . Initially, that was linked to Gay Pride parties in the Canary Islands and rave parties in Madrid, Spain, and Berlin, Germany, where sexual activities took place . However, those who attended the parties had neither a history of travel nor contact with persons returning homes from endemic areas. In addition, they reported no contact with any animals whose relationship to the disease is known or unknown. Since then, cases have been increasingly reported from different parts of the Western world, mainly amongst men who have sex with men (MSM) seeking care in primary care and sexual health clinics. Up to June 29, 2022, 5115 cases have been reported in 51 countries...