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This report provides an overview of the total number of cases of mpox (monkeypox) reported to ECDC and the WHO Regional Office for Europe through IHR/EWRS mechanisms .

Since the last update on 3 January 2023, and as of 17 January 2023, 18 mpox cases have been reported from seven EU/EEA countries.

Male adult users of smartphone-based online gay dating apps in the European region have high acceptance of mpox (monkeypox) vaccination according to Eurosurveillance report published on 20 October 2022.

WHO/Europe has launched a series of new policy briefs on monkeypox for the WHO European Region.

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.

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).

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.

Several cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Europe, including an EU Member State (Portugal).

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.

This report presents an update of monkeypox confirmed cases in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and worldwide.