The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published an epidemiological update on monkeypox on Tuesday 31 May.
The ECDC reports that 321 confirmed cases have been reported in 17 EU and European Economic Area (EEA) countries since the beginning of the outbreak and up to 31 May. Outside the EU/EEA, the figure is 136 confirmed cases.
According to this recent update, most of the cases reported outside the US, Canada and UK are related to travel abroad. However, the ECDC has also noted cases that are not related to travel abroad, contact with an animal or participation in a specific event. This would indicate the virus is circulating in the community.
The ECDC is monitoring the epidemic situation and cooperating with the World Health Organization’s European office (WHO EURO) to exchange information and coordinate the response.
A process has been set up on the EpiPulse portal to enable the exchange of information between countries. Both organisations are also working on the implementation of case reporting through the European Surveillance System.
Link to the update: https://aeur.eu/f/1w3 (Original version in French by Émilie Vanderhulst)