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There are currently 211 cases of the monkeypox virus in the Netherlands and 0 deaths. The RIVM does update their monkeypox statistics 2 times per week, usually at Tuesday, and Thursday. |
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Revision as of 13:21, 26 June 2022
2022 monkeypox outbreak in the Netherlands | |
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Disease | Human monkeypox |
Virus strain | Monkeypox virus (MPV), West African clade, 2017–2019 outbreak subclade[1] |
Source | Travel from Nigeria (presumed/hypothesis)[2][3] |
First outbreak | London, England (first outside West Africa) |
Date | 4 May 2022 – ongoing (2 years, 1 month, and 29 days) |
Confirmed cases | 167 |
Deaths | 0 |
The 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the Netherlands is an ongoing global outbreak which has also spread in the Netherlands. The RIVM declared the disease an A-disease which makes it mandatory to report suspected cases to the GGD. The first human case of monkeypox in the Netherlands has been identified at the 21st of May 2022. The outbreak does have a noticable impact at the society, especially with people spreading misinformation related to the virus. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has increased the fear among the community for a new pandemic like monkeypox.[4]
Background
Statistics
There are currently 211 cases of the monkeypox virus in the Netherlands and 0 deaths. The RIVM does update their monkeypox statistics 2 times per week, usually at Tuesday, and Thursday.
References
- ^ Rambaut, Andrew (21 May 2022). "Discussion of on-going MPXV genome sequencing". Virological.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Monkeypox spreads in West, baffling African scientists". ABC News. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ Mandavilli, Apoorva (18 May 2022). "A Massachusetts Man Is Infected With Monkeypox". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ Piper, Kelsey (28 May 2022). "Stop scolding people for worrying about monkeypox". vox.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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