What is Monkeypox?

Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research, hence the name ‘monkeypox.’ The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a period of intensified effort to eliminate smallpox.

Recently however, an outbreak of the viral disease monkeypox was confirmed in May 2022, beginning with a cluster of cases found in the United Kingdom. The first recognized case was confirmed on 6 May 2022 and reported cases thus far have no established travel links to an endemic area. From 18 May onwards, cases were reported from an increasing number of countries and regions, predominantly in Europe, but also in North and South America, Asia, North Africa, and Australia.

In light of this matter, this dataset contains daily updated cases of monkeypox gathered by Global Health and used by the World Health Organization. For information regarding symptoms, risks and more please refer to this article by WHO.

How to use this dataset

• Forecast number of monkeypox cases;

• Explore the demographics and symptoms of the disease;

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Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the authors.

Citation

• Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries. World Health Organization. 21st May, 2022.

• Global.health Monkeypox database (accessed at present date)

License

CC BY 4.0.

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