Response of the German public health service to the first imported mpox clade Ib case in Germany, October 2024
Rosanne de Jong, Jennifer Schauer, Annelene Kossow, Sibylle Scharkus, Annette Jurke
Abstract
In October 2024, the first imported mpox clade Ib case was confirmed in Germany in an individual in their thirties returning from Rwanda. In this report we summarise the response from the public health service in North Rhine-Westphalia related to case management, contact tracing and institutional collaborations. Our findings highlight the importance of a coordinated public health response in the management of imported mpox cases and in preventing the transmission of mpox clade Ib in Germany and beyond.
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CladeGermanPublic healthContact tracingService (business)GeographyPolitical scienceBusinessMedicineBiologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)DiseaseNursingMarketingArchaeologyPhylogeneticsPathologyGeneticsInfectious disease (medical specialty)GenePoxvirus research and outbreaksBacillus and Francisella bacterial researchRabies epidemiology and control