Cases of monkeypox have been continuously reported across the European region since the initial reports on 16 May. Due to this ongoing transmission, and following guidance published for event organisers and people at risk, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has today published Considerations for contact tracing during the monkeypox outbreak in Europe, 2022.
Since the start of the outbreak: A total of 1 158 cases have been confirmed in the EU/EEA and 1 882 cases have been confirmed worldwide (including the EU/EEA).
ECDC provides support to EU/EEA countries in monitoring their progress towards the hepatitis elimination targets and has just published a report based on the second data collection.
As monkeypox cases rise, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have today published a technical report to provide advice for health authorities and event organisers for the upcoming summer.
Since the last update on 31 May 2022, 384 monkeypox cases have been reported from 16 EU/EEA countries and 238 monkeypox cases have been reported from 8 non-EU/EEA countries.
As of 3 June 2022, 392 confirmed (n=370) and probable (n=22) cases of monophasic S. Typhimurium have been identified in the EU/EEA and the United Kingdom.
A multi-country outbreak of monkeypox is ongoing since early May. As of 25 May 2022, a total of 219 confirmed cases have been reported worldwide, with most of cases being detected in young men, self-identifying as men who have sex with men (MSM).
In a Rapid Risk Assessment published today, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) recommends EU/EEA countries focus on prompt identification, management, contact tracing and reporting of new monkeypox cases.
As of 16 May 2022, there is a multi-country outbreak of monkeypox affecting the UK, EU/EEA states, and North America. As of 20 May 2022, there have been a total of 36 confirmed cases reported worldwide.