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Regina Selb1,* 
, Dirk Werber2,* , Gerhard Falkenhorst3 , Gyde Steffen1 , Raskit Lachmann3 , Claudia Ruscher2 , Sarah McFarland2 , Alexander Bartel2 , Lukas Hemmers2,4,5 , Uwe Koppe1 , Klaus Stark3 , Viviane Bremer1 , Klaus Jansen1 , on behalf of the Berlin MPX study group6
By 22 June 2022, 521 cases of monkeypox were notified in Germany. The median age was 38 years (IQR: 32–44); all cases were men. In Berlin, where 69% of all cases occurred, almost all were men who have sex with men. Monkeypox virus likely circulated unrecognised in Berlin before early May. Since mid-May, we observed a shift from travel-associated infections to mainly autochthonous transmission that predominantly took place in Berlin, often in association with visits to clubs and parties.
, Dirk Werber2,* , Gerhard Falkenhorst3 , Gyde Steffen1 , Raskit Lachmann3 , Claudia Ruscher2 , Sarah McFarland2 , Alexander Bartel2 , Lukas Hemmers2,4,5 , Uwe Koppe1 , Klaus Stark3 , Viviane Bremer1 , Klaus Jansen1 , on behalf of the Berlin MPX study group6By 22 June 2022, 521 cases of monkeypox were notified in Germany. The median age was 38 years (IQR: 32–44); all cases were men. In Berlin, where 69% of all cases occurred, almost all were men who have sex with men. Monkeypox virus likely circulated unrecognised in Berlin before early May. Since mid-May, we observed a shift from travel-associated infections to mainly autochthonous transmission that predominantly took place in Berlin, often in association with visits to clubs and parties.
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