Serial Interval and Incubation Period Estimates of Monkeypox Virus Infection in 12 Jurisdictions, United States, May–August 2022

Serial Interval and Incubation Period Estimates of Monkeypox Virus Infection in 12 Jurisdictions, United States, May–August 2022

Using data from 12 US health departments, we estimated mean serial interval for monkeypox virus infection to be 8.5 (95% credible interval 7.3–9.9) days for symptom onset, based on 57 case pairs. Mean estimated incubation period was 5.6 (95% credible interval 4.3–7.8) days for symptom onset, based...

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Main Authors: Zachary J. Madewell, Kelly Charniga, Nina B. Masters, Jason Asher, Lily Fahrenwald, William Still, Judy Chen, Naama Kipperman, David Bui, Meghan Shea, Katharine Saunders, Lori Saathoff-Huber, Shannon Johnson, Khalil Harbi, Abby L. Berns, Taidy Perez, Emily Gateley, Ian H. Spicknall, Yoshinori Nakazawa, Thomas L. Gift
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
monkeypox
mpox
viruses
sexually transmitted infections
outbreak response
parameter estimation
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/4/22-1622_article

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