Description of the first global outbreak of mpox: an analysis of global surveillance data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In May 2022, several countries with no history of sustained community transmission of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) notified WHO of new mpox cases. These cases were soon followed by a large-scale outbreak, which unfolded across the world, driven by local, in-country transmission within previously unaffected countries. On July 23, 2022, WHO declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Here, we aim to describe the main epidemiological features of this outbreak, the largest reported to date.

Methods

In this analysis of global surveillance data we analysed data for all confirmed mpox cases reported by WHO Member States through the global surveillance system from Jan 1, 2022, to Jan 29, 2023. Data included daily aggregated numbers of m

SUBMITTER: Laurenson-Schafer H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10281644 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature