How did the 2022 global mpox outbreak happen? A travel-associated case 6 months earlier may provide important clues

Affiliations

• ¹ Maryland State Department of Health, USA; Epidemic Intelligence Service, USA. Electronic address: mollykreuze@gmail.com.
• ² Epidemic Intelligence Service, USA; Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, USA.
• ³ Maryland State Department of Health, USA.
• ⁴ Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, USA.
• ⁵ District of Columbia Department of Health, USA.
• ⁶ Virginia Department of Health, USA.
• ⁷ Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, USA.
• ⁸ National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, USA.
• ⁹ Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, USA; Laboratory Leadership Service, USA.