Male and about 37 years old, it is the identikit of those who statistically are most affected by monkeypox. This is what emerged from the first 255 confirmed cases of monkeypox observed in Italy, from the beginning of May until July 8. 95% (190 out of 200) of the male patients who provided the information report having had sexual intercourse with other men; the mean age of the patients was 37 years25 patients report that they have recently been to the Canary Islands, where an event is thought to have amplified the epidemic transmission.
This is what we read about the anticipation of a study, published in the journal ‘Emerging infectious diseases’, to which researchers from the Bruno Kessler Foundation, the Ministry of Health, the Lazzaro Spallanzani Institute in Rome and the regional health authorities contributed.