Estimated incubation period for monkeypox cases confirmed in the Netherlands, May 2022

In May 2022, monkeypox outbreaks have been reported in countries not endemic for monkeypox. We estimated the monkeypox incubation period, using reported exposure and symptom-onset times for 18 cases detected and confirmed in the Netherlands up to 31 May 2022. Mean incubation period was 8.5 days (5th...

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Autores principales: Miura, Fuminari, van Ewijk, Catharina Else, Backer, Jantien A., Xiridou, Maria, Franz, Eelco, Op de Coul, Eline, Brandwagt, Diederik, van Cleef, Brigitte, van Rijckevorsel, Gini, Swaan, Corien, van den Hof, Susan, Wallinga, Jacco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2022
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Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9205160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35713026
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.24.2200448
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Sumario:In May 2022, monkeypox outbreaks have been reported in countries not endemic for monkeypox. We estimated the monkeypox incubation period, using reported exposure and symptom-onset times for 18 cases detected and confirmed in the Netherlands up to 31 May 2022. Mean incubation period was 8.5 days (5th–95th percentiles: 4.2–17.3), underpinning the current recommendation to monitor or isolate/quarantine case contacts for 21 days. However, as the incubation period may differ between different transmission routes, further epidemiological investigations are needed.

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