Researchers from the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium, have found three cases from May of men who tested positive for monkeypox in the absence of any symptoms at all.
The viral load seen in the three anorectal swabs is similar to that seen in body fluids from people with symptoms, suggesting that asymptomatic transmission of monkeypox could be taking place.
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