HIV has emerged as a highly significant association during the multicountry 2022 outbreak, with the CDC reporting HIV co-infection in 46% of individuals with monkeypox in the USA, 3 and other cohorts reporting an HIV prevalence of 28–47% among individuals diagnosed with monkeypox virus infection. 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 In the current case series, the HIV prevalence among trans women was very high at 50% (31 of 62 individuals), and much lower (six [8%] of 74), but still substantial, in cis women and non-binary individuals.
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Human monkeypox virus infection in women and non-binary individuals during the 2022 outbreaks: a global case series.
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