2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Europe

The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Europe is a part of the outbreak of human mpox caused by the West African clade of the monkeypox virus. The outbreak reached Europe on 6 May 2022 when the United Kingdom reported their first case of mpox. As of 13 July 2022, 35 European countries and territories have confirmed cases.

This article is about the outbreak on the continent. For an overview of the outbreak for the entire world, see 2022–2023 mpox outbreak.

2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Europe
DiseaseMpox
Virus strainMonkeypox virus (West African clade)
Index caseLondon, England
Arrival date6 May 2022 (1 year, 11 months, 1 week and 3 days ago)
Confirmed cases22,640
Suspected cases‡82
Deaths
1
Territories
35
‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out.
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