2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States

When

18 May 2022

Kind

Epidemic

Coordinates

39.83° N, 98.58° W

Description

ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in the United States, 18 May 2022–present

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

Ongoing viral outbreak

The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in the United States was part of the larger outbreak of human mpox caused by the West African clade of the monkeypox virus. The United States was the fourth country outside of the African countries with endemic mpox to experience an outbreak in 2022. The first case was documented in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 17, 2022.

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