Emergence of mpox in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Data assessment and implications for a public health response.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Monkeypox (mpox) is an illness caused by the MPX virus and endemic to certain African countries. Historically, sporadic outbreaks have occurred in some non-endemic areas. In 2022, a new variant emerged, clade IIb, causing a global outbreak sustained within sexual networks among men who have sex with men (MSM). To our knowledge, this is the first multi-country study examining mpox epidemiology and clinical features of the 2022-2023 outbreak caused by clade IIb across the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR).

Methods

We analyzed datasets of anonymous mpox case-based reports submitted to the World Health Organization (WHO) from May 2022 to December 2023 in the EMR to describe the cumulative incidence, demographics, transmission routes, and clinical outcomes.

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SUBMITTER: Hermez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11522398 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature