Community transmission of monkeypox in the United Kingdom, April to May 2022

Between 7 and 25 May, 86 monkeypox cases were confirmed in the United Kingdom (UK). Only one case is known to have travelled to a monkeypox virus (MPXV) endemic country. Seventy-nine cases with information were male and 66 reported being gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men. This is the...

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Published in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2022-06, Vol.27 (22), p.1
Main Authors: Vivancos, Roberto, Anderson, Charlotte, Blomquist, Paula, Balasegaram, Sooria, Bell, Anita, Bishop, Louise, Brown, Colin S, Chow, Yimmy, Edeghere, Obaghe, Florence, Isaac, Logan, Sarah, Manley, Petra, Crowe, William, McAuley, Andrew, Shankar, Ananda Giri, Mora-Peris, Borja, Paranthaman, Karthik, Prochazka, Mateo, Ryan, Cian, Simons, David, Vipond, Richard, Byers, Chloe, Watkins, Nicholas A, Welfare, Will, Whittaker, Elizabeth, Dewsnap, Claire, Wilson, Allegra, Young, Yvonne, Chand, Meera, Riley, Steven, Hopkins, Susan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Disease control
Disease transmission
Female
Gays & lesbians
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
Male
Mens health
Monkeypox
Monkeypox virus - genetics
Mpox (monkeypox) - diagnosis
Mpox (monkeypox) - epidemiology
Mpox (monkeypox) - transmission
Rapid Communication
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Sexual behavior
United Kingdom - epidemiology
Viruses
Zoonoses
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Summary:Between 7 and 25 May, 86 monkeypox cases were confirmed in the United Kingdom (UK). Only one case is known to have travelled to a monkeypox virus (MPXV) endemic country. Seventy-nine cases with information were male and 66 reported being gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men. This is the first reported sustained MPXV transmission in the UK, with human-to-human transmission through close contacts, including in sexual networks. Improving case ascertainment and onward-transmission preventive measures are ongoing.
ISSN:1560-7917
1025-496X
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.es.2022.27.22.2200422