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Case Reports
. 2024 Jul;30(7):1416-1419.
doi: 10.3201/eid3007.240092.

Reemergence of Clade IIb-Associated Mpox, Germany, July-December 2023

Patrick E Obermeier, Clarissa F Plinke, Annika Brinkmann, Raskit Lachmann, Julia Melchert, Victor M Corman, Andreas Nitsche, Ulrich Marcus, Axel J Schmidt, Klaus Jansen, Susanne C Buder
Case Reports

Reemergence of Clade IIb-Associated Mpox, Germany, July-December 2023

Patrick E Obermeier et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Jul.

Abstract

In July 2023, clade IIb-associated mpox reemerged in Germany at low levels, mainly affecting men who have sex with men. We report a representative case and phylogeny of available genome sequences. Our findings underscore the need for standardized surveillance and indication-based vaccination to limit transmission and help prevent endemicity.

Keywords: Germany; MPXV; Mpox; dermatology; epidemiology; genomic surveillance; monkeypox virus; sexually transmitted infections; surveillance; vaccination; viruses.

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Figure 1
Clinical features and chronology of events in an instructive case from clade IIb–associated reemergence of mpox in Germany, July–December 2023.
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Figure 2
Number of clade II–associated mpox cases in Germany, July–December 2023, by federal state and reporting week (weeks 30–52). Total number of cases was 110.
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