Estimated incubation period for monkeypox cases confirmed in the Netherlands, May 2022

Miura, F.; Ewijk, C.E. van; Backer, J.A.; Xiridou, M.; Franz, E.; Coul, E.O. de; ... ; Wallinga, J. (2022)

Article / Letter to editor

In May 2022, monkeypox outbreaks have been reported in countries not endemic for monkeypox. We estimated the monkeypox incubation period, using reported exposure and symptom-onset times for 18 cases detected and confirmed in the Netherlands up to 31 May 2022. Mean incubation period was 8.5 days (5th-95th percentiles: 4.2-17.3), underpinning the current recommendation to monitor or isolate/quarantine case contacts for 21 days. However, as the incubation period may differ between different transmission routes, further epidemiological investigations are needed.

• All authors: Miura, F.; Ewijk, C.E. van; Backer, J.A.; Xiridou, M.; Franz, E.; Coul, E.O. de; Brandwagt, D.; Cleef, B. van; Rijckevorsel, G. van; Swaan, C.; Hof, S. van den; Wallinga, J.
• Date: 2022-06-16
• Journal: Eurosurveillance
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 24
• DOI: doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.24.2200448