Global immuno-epidemiology and the persistence of mpox clade IIb in MSM
In 2022, mpox clade IIb spread globally in men who have sex with men (MSM) via sexual contact. By summer 2022, case numbers declined in Europe and Norther America due to behavior change and immunization, with almost no reported cases in 2023, followed by low-level transmission. By autumn 2022, many susceptible individu...