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Abstract

During June 2022, Spain was one of the countries most affected worldwide by a multicountry monkeypox outbreak with chains of transmission without identified links to disease-endemic countries. We provide epidemiologic features of cases reported in Spain and the coordinated measures taken to respond to this outbreak.

Keywords: MSM; Spain; bioterrorism and preparedness; control measures; epidemiologic features; men who have had sex with men; monkeypox; monkeypox viruses; multicountry; outbreak; response; viruses; zoonoses.

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Epidemic plot of 1,182 confirmed cases of monkeypox according to date of onset of symptoms for late April, May, and June 2022, Spain. April cases were reported during April 25–30. Cases without date of symptom onset were not included (for 72 male case-patients and 2 female case-patients).
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