Serial Interval and Incubation Period Estimates of Monkeypox Virus Infection in 12 Jurisdictions, United States, May–August 2022
Zachary J. Madewell, Kelly Charniga, Nina B. Masters, Jason Asher, Lily Fahrenwald, William Still, Judy Chen, Naama Kipperman, David Bui, Meghan Shea, Katharine Saunders, Lori Saathoff-Huber, Shannon L. Johnson, Khalil Harbi, Abby L. Berns, Taidy Perez, Emily Gateley, Ian H. Spicknall, Yoshinori Nakazawa, Thomas L. Gift, 2022 Mpox Outbreak Response Team2
Abstract
Using data from 12 US health departments, we estimated mean serial interval for monkeypox virus infection to be 8.5 (95% credible interval 7.3-9.9) days for symptom onset, based on 57 case pairs. Mean estimated incubation period was 5.6 (95% credible interval 4.3-7.8) days for symptom onset, based on 35 case pairs.
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MonkeypoxIncubation periodVirologyPeriod (music)MedicineInterval (graph theory)Veterinary medicineIncubationBiologyMathematicsCombinatoricsGeneticsPhysicsRecombinant DNAVacciniaGeneAcousticsBiochemistryPoxvirus research and outbreaksBacillus and Francisella bacterial researchHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments