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This study aimed to assess the epidemiological burden and factors linked to the resurgence of M-pox in high-risk communities in Cameroon.\nMethodology: A community-based surveillance was conducted from April to October 2022, among 88 individuals at the Ayos Health District (AHD). Participants were interviewed, and cases of M-pox were defined based on World Health Organization (WHO) clinical criteria. Data were analyzed using CSPro v.6.0 and SPSS v.20.0, with p &lt; 0.05 as the statistical significance level.\nResults: The overall suspected M-pox cases rate was 25% (22\/88). Following logistic regression, history of chickenpox (OR 0.14, p = 0.05); history of smallpox (OR 9.14, p &lt; 0.001), vaccination against poxviruses (p &lt; 0.001), skin infection (OR 210, p &lt; 0.001), upper respiratory infection (p &lt; 0.001), atypical dermatitis (OR 144, p &lt; 0.001), skin allergy (OR 68.57, p &lt; 0.001), contact with an individual suffering from M-pox in the last 14 days before symptoms onset (OR 9.14, p &lt; 0.001), contact with animals in the last 14 days before symptom onset (OR 12.68, p \uf03c 0.001), regular meal consumption (OR 0.35, p = 0.04), meal-sharing, and handling of bushmeat (p = 0.01) were significantly associated with M-pox infection.\nConclusions: The clinical features of M-pox were common in rural Cameroonian setting, suggesting the need for active surveillance in these high-risk communities.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3855\/jidc.18397","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,17]],"date-time":"2024-12-17T14:03:47Z","timestamp":1734444227000},"page":"1756-1763","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Burden and predictors of M-pox suspected cases in a rural setting of Cameroon: implications for developing countries"],"prefix":"10.3855","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-3723-3061","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Flaure Rasana P","family":"Nganmegni","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Julienne Louise L","family":"Ngo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ren\u00e9 G","family":"Essomba","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5839-5987","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Philippe S","family":"Nguwoh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Franck S","family":"Metomb","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Emilienne","family":"Epee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nadia","family":"Mandeng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Georges-Alain E","family":"Mballa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yap","family":"Boum II","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marie Claire A","family":"Okomo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4781-0225","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Christian N","family":"Taheu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1501-2763","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joseph","family":"Fokam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"2222","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,30]]},"container-title":["The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/jidc.org\/index.php\/journal\/article\/download\/39693171\/3511","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/jidc.org\/index.php\/journal\/article\/download\/39693171\/3511","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,25]],"date-time":"2024-12-25T01:00:51Z","timestamp":1735088451000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/jidc.org\/index.php\/journal\/article\/view\/39693171"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,30]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"11","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,30]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3855\/jidc.18397","relation":{},"ISSN":["1972-2680"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1972-2680","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,30]]}}}