Serial Interval and Incubation Period Estimates of Monkeypox Virus Infection in 12 Jurisdictions, United States, May-August 2022.

ABSTRACT: Using data from 12 US health departments, we estimated mean serial interval for monkeypox virus infection to be 8.5 (95% credible interval 7.3-9.9) days for symptom onset, based on 57 case pairs. Mean estimated incubation period was 5.6 (95% credible interval 4.3-7.8) days for symptom onset, based on 35 case pairs.

SUBMITTER: Madewell ZJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10045696 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature