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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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Response of the German public health service to the first imported mpox clade Ib case in Germany, October 2024
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Rosanne+de+Jong&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">de Jong Rosanne</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jennifer+Schauer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Schauer Jennifer</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Annelene+Kossow&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kossow Annelene</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sibylle+Scharkus&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Scharkus Sibylle</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Annette+Jurke&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Jurke Annette</a></span>. Response of the German public health service to the first imported mpox clade Ib case in Germany, October 2024. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2024;29(48):pii=2400743. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.28.2400743" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.28.2400743</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 11 Nov 2024;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 28 Nov 2024 </span> </p>
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