Mpox patients shed virus in the rectum already 4 days before their first symptoms. Read the publication in the Journal of Medical Virology: doi.org/10.1002/jmv.28… #mpox #presymptomaticshedding #transmission #IDtwitter @ChristopheVnDck @LaurensLiesenb1 @ITMantwerp
onlinelibrary.wiley.com Presymptomatic viral shedding in high‐risk mpox contacts: A prospective cohort study The risk of infection after exposure to clade IIb mpox virus (MPXV) is unknown, and potential presymptomatic shedding of MPXV remains to be demonstrated. High-risk contacts of mpox patients were...