2022–2023 mpox outbreak

Period

May 2022 – May 2023

Map

Epidemics map

In May 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) made an emergency announcement of the existence of a multi-country outbreak of mpox, a viral disease then commonly known as "monkeypox". The initial cluster of cases was found in the United Kingdom, where the first case was detected in London on 6 May 2022 in a patient with a recent travel history from Nigeria where the disease has been endemic. On 16 May, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed four new cases with no link to travel to a country where mpox is endemic. Subsequently, cases have been reported from many countries and regions. The outbreak marked the first time mpox had spread widely outside Central and West Africa. The disease had been circulating and evolving in human hosts over several years before the outbreak and was caused by the clade IIb variant of the virus.

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Earlier and later events nearby

1. 1944Normandy landings
2. 1992Maastricht Treaty
3. 2015Paris Agreement
4. May 2022 – May 20232022–2023 mpox outbreakThis page

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