2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Europe
| 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Europe | |
|---|---|
| Disease | Mpox |
| Virus strain | Monkeypox virus (West African clade) |
| Index case | London, England |
| Arrival date | 6 May 2022 (3 years, 1 month, 1 week and 5 days ago) |
| Confirmed cases | 22,640 |
| Suspected cases‡ | 82 |
Deaths | 1 |
Territories | 35 |
| ‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. | |
The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Europe is a part of the outbreak of human mpox caused by the West African clade of the monkeypox virus. The outbreak reached Europe on 6 May 2022 when the United Kingdom reported their first case of mpox. As of 13 July 2022, 35 European countries and territories have confirmed cases.