Reproduction number of monkeypox in the early stage of the 2022 multi-country outbreak
Zhanwei Du, Zengyang Shao, Yuan Bai, Lin Wang, José Luís Herrera, Spencer J. Fox, Zeynep Ertem, Eric H. Y. Lau, Benjamin J. Cowling
Abstract
Monkeypox, a fast-spreading viral zoonosis outside of Africa in May 2022, has put scientists on alert. We estimated the reproduction number to be 1.39 (95% CrI: 1.37, 1.42) by aggregating all cases in 70 countries as of 22 July 2022.
Topics & Concepts
MonkeypoxMedicineOutbreakZoonosisReproductionVirologyBasic reproduction numberDemographyVeterinary medicineEnvironmental healthEcologyBiologyGeneVacciniaBiochemistryRecombinant DNASociologyPopulationPoxvirus research and outbreaksBacillus and Francisella bacterial researchHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments