Mpox is an emerEU Horizon 2020 project VEO. Grant Number: 8EU Horizon 2020 project VEO. Grant Number: 874735 NOW Stevin prize (Koopmans) Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention of the Amsterdam UMC74735 NOW Stevin prize (Koopmans) Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention of the Amsterdam UMCging zoonotic disease which has now spread to over 113 countries as of August 2023,...
Following the report of a non-travel-associated cluster of monkeypox cases by the United Kingdom in May 2022, 41 countries across the WHO European Region have reported 21,098 cases and two deaths by 23 August 2022. Nowcasting suggests a plateauing in case notifications. Most cases (97%) are MSM, with atypical rash-illness presentation. Spread is mainly through close contact during sexual activities. Few cases a...