Link to Pubmed [PMID] – 38666645
Link to DOI – 10.3201/eid3005.230293
Emerg Infect Dis 2024 May; 30(5): 1017-1021
Across 133 confirmed mpox zoonotic index cases reported during 1970-2021 in Africa, cases occurred year-round near the equator, where climate is consistent. However, in tropical regions of the northern hemisphere under a dry/wet season cycle, cases occurred seasonally. Our findings further support the seasonality of mpox zoonotic transmission risk.