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.
Monkeypox (MPX) is a zoonotic disease and is currently the most prevalent orthopoxvirus infection in humans after the eradication of smallpox and the cessation of universal smallpox vaccination. In endemic areas, monkeypox virus (MPXV) is probably maintained in nature through circulation among a number of mammals, with occasional spill-over events to humans. In endemic areas, MPXV is transmitted to humans through a bite or direct contact with an infected animal’s blood, meat, bodily fluids or cutaneous/mucosal lesions.
This report presents an update of MPX confirmed cases identified in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and worldwide. Cases detected in the EU/EEA have been reported according to the ECDC case definition and are obtained through screening of official websites. Cases reported from outside the EU/EEA are collected through screening of official websites and media sources.
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