2022–2023 mpox outbreak in North America

The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in North America is a part of the outbreak of human mpox caused by the West African clade of the monkeypox virus. The outbreak reached North America on 18 May 2022, when the United States reported their first case of mpox. As of 23 August 2022, 20 North American 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 North America
DiseaseMpox
Virus strainMonkeypox virus (West African clade)
Index caseMassachusetts, United States
Arrival date18 May 2022 (1 year, 11 months, 1 week and 5 days ago)
Confirmed cases17,608
Suspected cases‡224
Deaths
3:
  • Cuba (1)
  • Mexico (1)
  • United States (1)
Territories
20
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‡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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