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

• Molly A. Kreuze,
• Faisal S. Minhaj,
• Monique Duwell,
• Crystal M. Gigante,
• Alexander M. Kim,
• David Crum,
• Rebecca Perlmutter,
• Jamie H. Rubin,
• Robert Myers,
• Salimatu L. Lukula,
• Nivedita Ravi-Caldwell,
• Denise Sockwell,
• Tai-Ho Chen,
• Marie A. de Perio,
• Christine M. Hughes,
• Whitni B. Davidson,
• Kim Wilkins,
• Nicolle Baird,
• David Lowe,
• Yu Li,
• Andrea M. McCollum,
• David Blythe,
• Agam K. Rao

Affiliations

Molly A. Kreuze

Corresponding author. Maryland Department of Health, 201 W. Preston Street, Office 323A, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.; Maryland State Department of Health, USA; Epidemic Intelligence Service, USA

Faisal S. Minhaj

Epidemic Intelligence Service, USA; Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, USA

Monique Duwell

Maryland State Department of Health, USA

Crystal M. Gigante

Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, USA

Alexander M. Kim

Maryland State Department of Health, USA

David Crum

Maryland State Department of Health, USA

Rebecca Perlmutter

Maryland State Department of Health, USA

Jamie H. Rubin

Maryland State Department of Health, USA

Robert Myers

Maryland State Department of Health, USA

Salimatu L. Lukula

Maryland State Department of Health, USA

Nivedita Ravi-Caldwell

District of Columbia Department of Health, USA

Denise Sockwell

Virginia Department of Health, USA

Tai-Ho Chen

Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, USA

Marie A. de Perio

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, USA

Christine M. Hughes

Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, USA

Whitni B. Davidson

Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, USA

Kim Wilkins

Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, USA

Nicolle Baird

Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, USA; Laboratory Leadership Service, USA

David Lowe

Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, USA

Yu Li

Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, USA

Andrea M. McCollum

Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, USA

David Blythe

Maryland State Department of Health, USA

Agam K. Rao

Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, USA