Seasonal Patterns of Mpox Index Cases, Africa, 1970–2021

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Besombes, Camille ; Mbrenga, Festus ; Gonofio, Ella ; Malaka, Christian ; Bationo, Cedric-Stephane ; Gaudart, Jean ; Curaudeau, Manon ; Hassanin, Alexandre ; Gessain, Antoine ; Duda, Romain ; Vernick, Tamara Giles ; Fontanet, Arnaud ; Nakouné, Emmanuel ; Landier, Jordi
• Description:
  Across 133 confirmed mpox zoonotic index cases reported during 1970-2021 in Africa, cases occurred year-round near the equator, where climate is consistent. However, in tropical regions of the northern hemisphere under a dry/wet season cycle, cases occurred seasonally. Our findings further support the seasonality of mpox zoonotic transmission risk.
• Subjects:
  Africa Animals History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans Seasons Zoonoses
• Keywords:
  Monkey Pox Mpox Seasonal Viruses Zoonoses Zoonotic Infections
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(5):1017-1021
• Pubmed ID:
  38666645
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11060470
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Africa
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5707328d1654bab384d6dd0b1adbcab188ca853bdd7b6103c005e48ddbfdf8a4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/154850/cdc_154850_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.21 MB ]