Quantification of the time-varying epidemic growth rate and of the delays between symptom onset and presenting to healthcare for the mpox epidemic in the UK in 2022

The mpox epidemic in the UK began in May 2022, with rates of new cases unexpectedly and rapidly declining during August 2022. Interpreting trends in infection requires disentangling the underlying growth rate of cases from the delay from symptom onset to presenting to healthcare. We developed a nowc...

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Hauptverfasser: Hinch, R, Panovska-Griffiths, J, Ward, T, Charlett, A, Watkins, N, Fraser, C
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Nature Research 2024