2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Portugal

The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Portugal is part of the larger outbreak of human mpox caused by the West African clade of the monkeypox virus. Portugal was the third country, outside of the African countries with endemic mpox, to experience an outbreak in 2022.

2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Portugal
DiseaseMpox
Virus strainMonkeypox virus (West African clade)
LocationPortugal
Index caseLisbon, Portugal
Arrival date18 May 2022 (1 year, 10 months, 4 weeks and 1 day ago)
DateAs of 7 July 2022
Confirmed cases433
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