[58][59] Prior to the 2022 outbreak, the United Kingdom had recorded only seven previous cases of monkeypox,[60] all of which were imported cases from Africa or healthcare workers involved in their treatment. "[120], As of May 2022, public health authorities have aimed to target resources and education to affected groups, but avoid stigma which could discourage people with symptoms or who have been exposed from seeking help. 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[60], On 12May two new cases of monkeypox were confirmed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), both in London,[79] living together in the same household, with no known link between either of them and either the index case or travel to endemic regions. Countries listed below had only suspected cases at the time of reporting. [88][89], On 19 May, Sweden, Belgium[90][91] and Italy confirmed their first cases. 
A "small number" of people in Scotland were ordered to self-isolate following close contact with the person initially reported to have been infected, although overall risk to the general public remained "very low". 
[123], On 24 May, The Washington Post published an article that pointed out the lack of global attention to the disease when it only affected Africans, compared to the attention directed at it when a small number of cases started affecting Western countries. 
[51], The following table shows 2022 cases in countries which experienced endemic monkeypox before the current outbreak, as of 17 June according to the WHO:[52][53]. [92] On 20 May, Australia,[93][94] Germany, France and the Netherlands confirmed their first cases. It does not include countries where suspected cases were reported but later discarded such as Afghanistan,[202][203] Costa Rica,[204] and Fiji.[205]. [72] Monkeypox is not primarily a sexually transmitted disease. [25][26] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has emphasized the importance of reducing stigma in communicating about the demographic aspects of monkeypox, specifically with regards to gay and bisexual men. [23] A significant proportion of cases, although not all, are in men who have sex with men (MSM), notably in Canada, Spain, and the UK,[23] with many cases diagnosed in sexual health clinics. [80], Also on 20 May, UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid reported that another eleven cases had been confirmed, bringing the total in the country to twenty. [118][119], On 23 June, the New York City Department of Health announced a clinic at the Chelsea Sexual Health Clinic to offer the two dose JYNNEOS vaccine to "all gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (cisgender or transgender) ages 18 and older who have had multiple or anonymous sex partners in the last 14 days. [7][130] Its European chief, Hans Kluge, expressed concern that infections could accelerate in Europe as people gather for parties and festivals over the summer.
Monkeypox infection was immediately suspected, and the patient was hospitalised at a specialist clinical unit of the Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust[60] and isolated, then tested positive for the virus on 6May. [65] The genomic sequence of the virus associated with this outbreak was first published on 19 May by Portuguese researchers. [22] In Nature, Anne Rimoin and Raina MacIntyre speculate that the higher percentage of MSM affected is a result of coincidental introduction to the community and then sexual activity constituting "close contact" rather than the virus itself becoming sexually transmitted. [67], The 2022 outbreak has a different pattern of spread compared to prior monkeypox outbreaks outside Africa. [135] A meeting convened on 23 June determined that the outbreak did not constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern for the time being,[136] but that decision was overturned by a later meeting on 23 July. [45][46], The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has alerted several members of the African Union in May 2022 about cases of monkeypox. [29][31] The classic presentation of fever and muscle pains, followed by swollen glands, with lesions all at the same stage, has not been found to be common to all outbreaks. [22] Most cases have been in men. [129] Initial assessments expressed the expectation of the outbreak to be contained, and of low impact to the general population in affected countries. [33], The disease is caused by the monkeypox virus, a zoonotic virus in the genus Orthopoxvirus. [9] The outbreak marked the first time monkeypox has spread widely outside Central and West Africa. [78] Following this contact tracing effort, the World Health Organization (WHO) considered further transmission of the virus within the United Kingdom to be of "minimal" risk. [131] On 1 June, a WHO statement acknowledged that undetected transmission had occurred for some time,[132] and called for urgent action to reduce transmission. [30] There may be mild symptoms, and it may occur without any symptoms being known. [83] Dr. Susan Hopkins from the UKHSA urged watchfulness among men who have sex with men. [23], As of 23 July, 99% cases outside endemic regions in Africa were in men. [48] Nigeria's surveillance of various diseases, including monkeypox, had to focus on the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, missing many cases and resulting in a drop in official statistics. The first three such cases were in 2018,[60] followed by a further case in 2019[61] and three more in 2021. 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[127] The Institute for Strategic Dialogue stated about this as "Reviving the spread of a set of cut-and-paste conspiracies", referring to conspiracy theories used during the COVID-19 pandemic. [19], Monkeypox is a viral infection that manifests a week or two after exposure with fever and other non-specific symptoms, and then produces a rash with lesions that usually last for 2-4 weeks before drying up, crusting and falling off. 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On 25 July, Japan reported its first case of Monkeypox. [9] While monkeypox can cause large numbers of lesions, in the current outbreak, some patients experience only a single lesion in the mouth or on the genitals, making it more difficult to differentiate from other infections. [7] The initial cluster of cases was found in the United Kingdom,[8] where the first case was detected on 6May2022 in an individual with travel links to Nigeria (where the disease is endemic). 75% were white, 57% were on pre-exposure prophylaxis, and 41% had HIV/AIDS, of which 96% were on antiretroviral therapy. [69][70] Given the unusually high frequency of human-to-human transmission observed in this event, and the probable community transmission without history of traveling to endemic areas, spread of the virus through close contact is more likely, with transmission during sexual activities being the most common route. Rivers State was the most affected, followed by Bayelsa and Lagos. [35] Diagnosis can be confirmed by testing a lesion for the virus's DNA. 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Smallpox vaccines containing vaccinia such as Imvanex (Jynneos) and ACAM2000 can provide around 85% effectiveness against monkeypox. An ongoing outbreak of monkeypox, a viral disease, was confirmed in May 2022. [124], Misinformation and conspiracy theories spread online in various social media networks. [28][32] Cases may be severe, especially in children, pregnant women or people with suppressed immune systems. [133][134] On 14 June, the WHO announced plans to rename the monkeypox virus in order to combat stigma and racism surrounding the disease. [78] Testing of patient swab samples by polymerase chain reaction revealed the outbreak to be of the West African clade of monkeypox, which is the less deadly of the two known monkeypox variants with a case fatality rate of around 1%. [110] According to the CDC the vaccination with Jynneos/Imvanex is "[a]dministered as two subcutaneous injections four weeks apart."