European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
An agency of the European Union
The mpox (monkeypox) epidemiological updates have been discontinued.
Updates on mpox can be found in the resources below:
The mpox (monkeypox) virus is transmitted to humans through a bite or direct contact with an infected animal’s blood, body fluids or cutaneous/mucosal lesions.
What is mpox (monkeypox)? How does it spread? Learn more about the disease and the current outbreak.
