Early Estimates of Monkeypox Incubation Period, Generation Time, and Reproduction Number, Italy, May–June 2022

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Guzzetta, Giorgio ; Mammone, Alessia ; Ferraro, Federica ; Caraglia, Anna ; Rapiti, Alessia ; Marziano, Valentina ; Poletti, Piero ; Cereda, Danilo ; Vairo, Francesco ; Mattei, Giovanna ; Maraglino, Francesco ; Rezza, Giovanni ; Merler, Stefano
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• Description:
  We analyzed the first 255 PCR-confirmed cases of monkeypox in Italy in 2022. Preliminary estimates indicate mean incubation period of 9.1 (95% CI 6.5-10.9) days, mean generation time of 12.5 (95% CI 7.5-17.3) days, and reproduction number among men who have sex with men of 2.43 (95% CI 1.82-3.26).
• Subjects:
  • Homosexuality, Male
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Incubation Period
  • Male
  • Mpox (monkeypox)
  • Monkeypox virus
  • Reproduction
  • Sexual And Gender Minorities
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(10):2078-2081
• Pubmed ID:
  35994726
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9514338
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Italy
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  10
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/122508/cdc_122508_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.40 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8fb7139cabaa4fa0cc87266cc9c11020c3e075d9502844850b106583f304b3ae