Mpox in a Female Sex Worker in Nigeria: A Case Report

Overview

Journal IJID Reg

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2023 Apr 21

PMID 37082425

Authors

Dimie Ogoina

Izibewule Hendris James

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Abstract

Although a few male sex workers were diagnosed with Mpox during the 2022 outbreak, we are not aware of a prior case of the disease among female sex workers (FSWs), especially from a previously endemic country in Africa. We report a case of laboratory-confirmed Mpox in a 24-year-old FSW from Nigeria. She initially developed a fever and then vesiculopustular lesions localized to the groin and genital skin 4 days after her last sexual activity with a client in a brothel. We highlight the public health implications of this case report for the epidemiology and control of Mpox in Africa and globally.

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