Estimates of mpox effective reproduction number in Spain, April-August 2022

We analysed the transmission of the human mpox virus in Spain by estimating the effective reproduction number of the disease from official surveillance data. Our computations show that this decreased steadily after an initial burst phase, dropping below 1 on July 12, and thus the outbreak was expect...

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Autores: García-García, David, Gomez-Barroso, Diana, Hernando Sebastian, Victoria, Ruiz-Alguero, Marta, Simon Mendez, Lorena, Sastre García, María, Sierra, María José, Godoy, Pere, Diaz Franco, Asuncion
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Repositorio:Repisalud
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/16369
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/16369
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Monkeypox
Humans
Basic Reproduction Number
Spain
Disease Outbreaks
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Sumario:We analysed the transmission of the human mpox virus in Spain by estimating the effective reproduction number of the disease from official surveillance data. Our computations show that this decreased steadily after an initial burst phase, dropping below 1 on July 12, and thus the outbreak was expected to reduce in the following weeks. Differences in trends were found across geographical regions of the country and across MSM and heterosexual populations.