Rapid scientific advice to public health authorities in EU/EEA countries on how to prepare for and respond to mpox based on the currently available evidence.
Since the beginning of mpox monitoring in 2022, and as of 31 July 2024, over 100 000 confirmed cases of mpox due to monkeypox virus (MPXV) clade I and clade II, including over 200 deaths among confirmed cases, have been reported by more than 120 countries globally.
On 4 September 2024, the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) held an exchange of views on the EU’s emergency response to the recent Mpox outbreak in Africa.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 31 August - 6 September 2024 and includes updates on mpox, West Nile virus, SARS-CoV-2 variants, influenza A(H5N1), human cases of swine influenza A(H1N1), an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA, and mass gathering monitoring for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
