The 20222023 mpox outbreak in France is part of the larger

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of human mpox caused by the West African clade of the

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. France had its first case on 20 May 2022.

Background

;Detection in Europe:

Transmission

A large portion of those infected were believed to have not recently traveled to areas of Africa where mpox is normally found, such as

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, the

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as well as

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and

western Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauri ...

. It is believed to be transmitted by close contact with sick people, with extra caution for those individuals with

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s on their skin or genitals, along with their bedding and clothing. The CDC has also stated that individuals should avoid contact and consumption of dead animals such as rats, squirrels, monkeys and apes along with wild game or lotions derived from animals in Africa.

Cases

As of 2 August 2022, there were 2,171 confirmed cases of mpox reported in France, and as of 29 August 2022, there were 3,547 confirmed cases reported. As of 4 October 2022 there were 4,043 cases. Ref: * FRA
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Oct. 4th * GER: 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Germany#Cumulative number of cases, rev. 8 Oct. 2022 * U.S.: 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in the United States#Timeline, rev. 8 Oct. 2022

Notes

External links

Our World in Data - Monkeypox
(ourworldindata.org)
Santé publique France: Les actualités
(www.santepubliquefrance.fr)

References

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