Gabriel Gonzalez, Michael Carr, Tomás M Kelleher, Emer O'Byrne, Weronika Banka, Brian Keogan, Charlene Bennett, Geraldine Franzoni, Patrice Keane, Cliona Kenna, Luke W Meredith, Nicola Fletcher, Jose Maria Urtasun-Elizari, Jonathan Dean, Ciaran Browne, Fiona Lyons, Brendan Crowley, Derval Igoe, Eve Robinson, Greg Martin, Jeff Connell, Cillian F De Gascun, Daniel Hare
BackgroundMpox, caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV), was considered a rare zoonotic disease before May 2022, when a global epidemic of cases in non-endemic countries led to the declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Cases of mpox in Ireland, a country without previous mpox reports, could reflect extended local transmission or multiple epidemiological introductions.AimTo elucidate the origins and molecular characteristics of MPXV circulating in Ireland between May 2022 and October 2023...
April 2024: Euro Surveillance