Epidemiologic features of the June 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Spain CDCgov EIDjournal monkeypox virus disease health virology
By Neha MathurJul 14 2022Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. In a recent study published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers described epidemiologic features of monkeypox cases reported in Spain and the intervention measures taken to control the outbreak.
The study In the present study, researchers described the epidemiologic features of monkeypox cases reported to the National Surveillance Network in Spain between May 17 and July 4, 2022. They also obtained relevant information about the same from bilateral consultations with the Spanish Autonomous Regions and subsequent measures taken to respond to the alert notification initiated by the United Kingdom .
Based on information from 45 patients who self-reported an exposure date , the team observed an average incubation period of the monkeypox virus between seven to 9.6 days. The commonly reported symptoms of monkeypox were fever, rash, asthenia, and lymphadenopathy. A total of 216 patients had localized lymphadenopathy, of which 191 had general symptoms.
The Ministry of Health in Spain followed the national protocol for early detection and case management within three days of detection of suspected cases. They assessed and reported the situation to update official situation records regularly. In collaboration with relevant scientific societies, they also released an atlas encompassing differential diagnoses for monkeypox skin lesions.
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