Eurosurv. Estimated incubation period for monkeypox cases confirmed in the Netherlands, May 2022

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• Fuminari Miura[SUP]1,2[/SUP] , Catharina Else van Ewijk[SUP]1,3[/SUP] , Jantien A. Backer[SUP]1[/SUP] , Maria Xiridou[SUP]1[/SUP] , Eelco Franz[SUP]1[/SUP] , Eline Op de Coul[SUP]1[/SUP] , Diederik Brandwagt[SUP]1[/SUP] , Brigitte van Cleef[SUP]1[/SUP] , Gini van Rijckevorsel[SUP]1,4[/SUP] , Corien Swaan[SUP]1[/SUP] , Susan van den Hof[SUP]1[/SUP] , Jacco Wallinga[SUP]1,5[/SUP]

In May 2022, monkeypox outbreaks have been reported in countries not endemic for monkeypox. We estimated the monkeypox incubation period, using reported exposure and symptom-onset times for 18 cases detected and confirmed in the Netherlands up to 31 May 2022. Mean incubation period was 8.5 days (5th–95th percentiles: 4.2–17.3), underpinning the current recommendation to monitor or isolate/quarantine case contacts for 21 days. However, as the incubation period may differ between different transmission routes, further epidemiological investigations are needed.


https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.24.2200448#html_fulltext