Epidemiological update: Monkeypox multi-country outbreak - ISS-G20 Laboratorium Repository

Summary of epidemiological update as of 8 June*

Since the last update on 31 May 2022:

• 385 monkeypox cases have been reported from 16 EU/EEA countries: Portugal (95), Germany (92), Spain (78), France (49), Netherlands (28), Italy (15), Belgium (7), Ireland (6), Slovenia (4), Latvia (2), Norway (2), Sweden (2), Czechia (1), Denmark (1), Finland (2) and Hungary (1).
• 238 monkeypox cases have been reported from 8 non-EU/EEA countries: United Kingdom (142), Canada (55), United States (20), United Arab Emirates (9), Switzerland (6), Australia (4), Israel (1) and Morocco (1).

Since the start of the outbreak:

• A total of 704 cases have been confirmed in the EU/EEA.
• A total of 1 177 cases have been confirmed worldwide (including EU/EEA).
• *Cut off for data collection: 8 June 2022 12:00. Data presented in this update are compiled from TESSy, official sources or, if not available, from public sources quoting national authorities.

EU/EEA update

As of 8 June, a total of 704 cases have been confirmed from 18 EU/EEA countries (Table 1, Figure 1). Most cases are in young men, self-identifying as men who have sex with men (MSM). There have been no deaths. The clinical presentation is generally described to be mild, with most cases presenting with lesions on the genitalia or peri-genital area, indicating that transmission probably occurred through close physical contact during sexual activities. 

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