2022–2023 mpox outbreak in the Netherlands
| 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the Netherlands | |
|---|---|
| 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 20 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 95 |
Deaths | 0 |
The 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the Netherlands is an ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in the Netherlands. The RIVM declared the disease an A-disease which makes it mandatory to report suspected cases to the GGD.
Statistics
There are currently 95 cases of the monkeypox virus in the Netherlands and 0 deaths.
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.