2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Germany
| 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Germany | |
|---|---|
| Disease | Mpox |
| Virus strain | Monkeypox virus (West African clade) |
| Location | Germany |
| Index case | Munich, Germany |
| Arrival date | 19 May 2022 (3 years, 1 month and 3 days ago) |
| Date | As of 30 August 2024 |
| Confirmed cases | 3,886 (#Cumulative number of cases) |
The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Germany is part of an ongoing global outbreak of human mpox caused by the West African clade of the monkeypox virus. At the beginning of September 2022, Spain, France, Germany and the United Kingdom are the countries with most cumulative cases (in absolute numbers) in Europe.