Rare disease: Mpox spreads in Berlin to other groups of people
So far, the disease has mainly infected men who have sex with men and often change partners. Now there is a development that is worrying experts.
The Mpox disease is increasingly being transmitted among heterosexuals in Berlin, Germany. According to the local health authority, Lageso, several cases have been reported among people who attended sex-positive events for heterosexual and queer individuals. In August, two women and one man who reported having sex with a woman were diagnosed with Mpox, likely through anonymous sex in clubs or at home.
This brings the total number of Mpox infections reported in women in Berlin this year to four, out of 156 cases overall, and 375 cases nationwide, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
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