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By 22 June 2022, 521 cases of monkeypox were notified in Germany. The median age was 38 years (IQR: 32–44); all cases were men. In Berlin, where 69% of all cases occurred, almost all were men who have sex with men. Monkeypox virus likely circulated unrecognised in Berlin before early May. Since mid-May, we observed a shift from travel-associated infections to mainly autochthonous transmission that predominantly took place in Berlin, often in association with visits to clubs and parties.

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A shift from travel-associated cases to autochthonous transmission with Berlin as epicentre of the monkeypox outbreak in Germany, May to June 2022
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Regina+Selb&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Selb Regina</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Dirk+Werber&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Werber Dirk</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gerhard+Falkenhorst&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Falkenhorst Gerhard</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gyde+Steffen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Steffen Gyde</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Raskit+Lachmann&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lachmann Raskit</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Claudia+Ruscher&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ruscher Claudia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sarah+McFarland&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">McFarland Sarah</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alexander+Bartel&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bartel Alexander</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Lukas+Hemmers&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hemmers Lukas</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Uwe+Koppe&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Koppe Uwe</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Klaus+Stark&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Stark Klaus</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Viviane+Bremer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bremer Viviane</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Klaus+Jansen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Jansen Klaus</a>, <a href="/search?value1=on+behalf+of+the+Berlin+MPX+study+group&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">on behalf of the Berlin MPX study group</a></span>. A shift from travel-associated cases to autochthonous transmission with Berlin as epicentre of the monkeypox outbreak in Germany, May to June 2022. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2022;27(27):pii=2200499. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.27.2200499" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.27.2200499</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 22 Jun 2022;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 06 Jul 2022 </span> </p>
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