2022–2023 mpox outbreak in the Republic of Ireland

2022 mpox outbreak in the Republic of Ireland
Disease	Mpox
Virus strain	Monkeypox virus (Clade II)
Location	Republic of Ireland
Arrival date	27 May 2022 (1 year, 11 months and 4 days ago).
Date	As of 7 February 2024
Confirmed cases	244
Hospitalised cases	20 (total)
Deaths	0
Fatality rate	0%
Government website
https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/zoonotic/monkeypox/

The 2022-2023 mpox outbreak in the Republic of Ireland is part of the larger ongoing global outbreak of human mpox caused by Clade II of the monkeypox virus. The first case in the Republic was confirmed on 27 May 2022.

Background

These paragraphs are an excerpt from Mpox.

Transmission

Stages of lesion development.

A large portion of those infected were believed to have not recently traveled to areas of Africa where mpox is normally found, such as Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as central and western Africa. It is believed to be transmitted by close contact with sick people, with extra caution for those individuals with lesions on their skin or genitals, along with their bedding and clothing. The CDC has also stated that individuals should avoid contact and consumption of dead animals such as rats, squirrels, monkeys and apes along with wild game or lotions derived from animals in Africa.

In addition to more common symptoms, such as fever, headache, swollen lymph nodes, and rashes or lesions, some patients have also experienced proctitis, an inflammation of the rectum lining. CDC has also warned clinicians to not rule out mpox in patients with sexually transmitted infections since there have been reports of co-infections with syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and herpes.

Statistics

As of 28 June 2023, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) had been notified of 228 cases of mpox, no deaths have been recorded so far.

Age profile of confirmed mpox cases as of 28 June 2023

Age	Cases
0–18	1
19–24	9
25–34	96
35–44	77
45–54	28
55–64	14
65+	3
Median age: 35; Mean age: 37;

Sex of confirmed mpox cases as of 28 June 2023

Gender	Number of cases (%)
Male	226(99.12%)
Female	2(0.88%)
Unknown	0(0%)
Total = 228

Sexual orientation of confirmed mpox cases as of 28 June 2023

Gender	Number of cases (%)
gbMSM	205(89.91%)
Other	3(1.32%)
Unknown	20(8.77%)
Total = 228

Timeline

Mpox cases in Republic of Ireland  ()
     Deaths        Confirmed cases

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Date			Cases (rise)	Deaths (rise)
2022-05-27			1(n.a.)
2022-05-27			1(=)
2022-05-28			1(=)
2022-05-29			1(=)
2022-05-30			2(+1)
2022-05-31			2(=)
2022-06-01			4(+2)
2022-06-02			6(+2)
2022-06-03			6(=)
2022-06-04			6(=)
2022-06-05			6(=)
2022-06-06			6(=)
2022-06-07			6(=)
2022-06-08			6(=)
2022-06-09			9(+3)
2022-06-10			9(=)
2022-06-11			9(=)
2022-06-12			9(=)
2022-06-13			9(=)
2022-06-14			9(=)
2022-06-15			9(=)
2022-06-16			14(+5)
2022-06-17			14(=)
2022-06-18			14(=)
2022-06-19			14(=)
2022-06-20			14(=)
2022-06-21			14(=)
2022-06-22			14(=)
2022-06-23			28(+14)
2022-06-24			28(=)
2022-06-25			28(=)
2022-06-26			28(=)
2022-06-27			28(=)
2022-06-28			28(=)
2022-06-29			28(=)
2022-06-30			39(+11)
2022-07-01			39(=)
2022-07-02			39(=)
2022-07-03			39(=)
2022-07-04			39(=)
2022-07-05			39(=)
2022-07-06			44(+5)
2022-07-07			44(=)
2022-07-08			44(=)
2022-07-09			44(=)
2022-07-10			44(=)
2022-07-11			44(=)
2022-07-12			44(=)
2022-07-13			54(+10)
2022-07-14			54(=)
2022-07-15			54(=)
2022-07-16			54(=)
2022-07-17			54(=)
2022-07-18			54(=)
2022-07-19			54(=)
2022-07-20			69(+15)
2022-07-21			69(=)
2022-07-22			69(=)
2022-07-23			69(=)
2022-07-24			69(=)
2022-07-25			69(=)
2022-07-26			69(=)
2022-07-27			85(+16)
2022-07-28			85(=)
2022-07-29			85(=)
2022-07-30			85(=)
2022-07-31			85(=)
2022-08-01			85(=)
2022-08-02			85(=)
2022-08-03			97(+12)
2022-08-04			97(=)
2022-08-05			97(=)
2022-08-06			97(=)
2022-08-07			97(=)
2022-08-08			97(=)
2022-08-09			97(=)
2022-08-10			101(+4)
2022-08-11			101(=)
2022-08-12			101(=)
2022-08-13			101(=)
2022-08-14			101(=)
2022-08-15			101(=)
2022-08-16			101(=)
2022-08-17			113(+12)
2022-08-18			113(=)
2022-08-19			113(=)
2022-08-20			113(=)
2022-08-21			113(=)
2022-08-22			113(=)
2022-08-23			113(=)
2022-08-24			126(+13)
2022-08-25			126(=)
2022-08-26			126(=)
2022-08-27			126(=)
2022-08-28			126(=)
2022-08-29			126(=)
2022-08-30			126(=)
2022-08-31			144(+18)
2022-09-01			144(=)
2022-09-02			144(=)
2022-09-03			144(=)
2022-09-04			144(=)
2022-09-05			144(=)
2022-09-06			144(=)
2022-09-07			160(+16)
2022-09-08			160(=)
2022-09-09			160(=)
2022-09-10			160(=)
2022-09-11			160(=)
2022-09-12			160(=)
2022-09-13			160(=)
2022-09-14			173(+13)
2022-09-15			173(=)
2022-09-16			173(=)
2022-09-17			173(=)
2022-09-18			173(=)
2022-09-19			173(=)
2022-09-20			173(=)
2022-09-21			177(+4)
2022-09-22			177(=)
2022-09-23			177(=)
2022-09-24			177(=)
2022-09-25			177(=)
2022-09-26			177(=)
2022-09-27			177(=)
2022-09-28			183(+6)
2022-09-29			183(=)
2022-09-30			183(=)
2022-10-01			183(=)
2022-10-02			183(=)
2022-10-03			183(=)
2022-10-04			194(+11)
2022-10-05			194(=)
2022-10-06			194(=)
2022-10-07			194(=)
2022-10-08			194(=)
2022-10-09			194(=)
2022-10-10			194(=)
2022-10-11			194(=)
2022-10-12			198(+4)
2022-10-13			198(=)
2022-10-14			198(=)
2022-10-15			198(=)
2022-10-16			198(=)
2022-10-17			198(=)
2022-10-18			198(=)
2022-10-19			200(+2)
2022-10-20			200(=)
2022-10-21			200(=)
2022-10-22			200(=)
2022-10-23			200(=)
2022-10-24			200(=)
2022-10-25			200(=)
2022-10-26			206(+6)
2022-10-27			206(=)
2022-10-28			206(=)
2022-10-29			206(=)
2022-10-30			206(=)
2022-10-31			206(=)
2022-11-01			206(=)
2022-11-02			207(+1)
2022-11-03			207(=)
2022-11-04			207(=)
2022-11-05			207(=)
2022-11-06			207(=)
2022-11-07			207(=)
2022-11-08			207(=)
2022-11-09			210(+3)
2022-11-10			210(=)
2022-11-11			210(=)
2022-11-12			210(=)
2022-11-13			210(=)
2022-11-14			210(=)
2022-11-15			210(=)
2022-11-16			214(+4)
2022-11-17			214(=)
2022-11-18			214(=)
2022-11-19			214(=)
2022-11-20			214(=)
2022-11-21			214(=)
2022-11-22			214(=)
2022-11-23			217(+3)
2022-11-24			217(=)
2022-11-25			217(=)
2022-11-26			217(=)
2022-11-27			217(=)
2022-11-28			217(=)
2022-11-29			217(=)
2022-11-30			220(+3)
2022-12-01			220(=)
2022-12-02			220(=)
2022-12-03			220(=)
2022-12-04			220(=)
2022-12-05			220(=)
2022-12-06			220(=)
2022-12-07			223(+3)
2022-12-08			223(=)
2022-12-09			223(=)
2022-12-10			223(=)
2022-12-11			223(=)
2022-12-12			223(=)
2022-12-13			223(=)
2022-12-14			225(+2)
2022-12-15			225(=)
2022-12-16			225(=)
2022-12-17			225(=)
2022-12-18			225(=)
2022-12-19			225(=)
2022-12-19			225(=)
2022-12-20			225(=)
2022-12-21			225(=)
2022-12-22			225(=)
2022-12-23			225(=)
2022-12-24			225(=)
2022-12-25			225(=)
2022-12-26			225(=)
2022-12-27			225(=)
2022-12-28			225(=)
2022-12-29			225(=)
2022-12-30			225(=)
2022-12-31			225(=)
2023-01-01			225(=)
2023-01-02			225(=)
2023-01-03			225(=)
2023-01-04			227(+2)
2023-01-05			227(=)
2023-01-06			227(=)
2023-01-07			227(=)
2023-01-08			227(=)
2023-01-09			227(=)
2023-01-10			227(=)
2023-01-11			227(=)
2023-01-12			227(=)
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2023-01-14			227(=)
2023-01-15			227(=)
2023-01-16			227(=)
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2023-01-18			227(=)
2023-01-19			227(=)
2023-01-20			227(=)
2023-01-21			227(=)
2023-01-22			227(=)
2023-01-23			227(=)
2023-01-24			227(=)
2023-01-25			228(+1)
2023-01-26			228(=)
2023-01-27			228(=)
2023-01-28			228(=)
2023-01-29			228(=)
2023-01-30			228(=)
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2023-04-28
2023-04-29			228(n.a.)
2023-04-30			228(=)
2023-05-01			228(=)
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See also

• Human mpox
• Monkeypox virus
• 2022–2023 mpox outbreak