Volume 28, Number 10—October 2022
Dispatch
Early Estimates of Monkeypox Incubation Period, Generation Time, and Reproduction Number, Italy, May–June 2022
Giorgio Guzzetta, Alessia Mammone, Federica Ferraro, Anna Caraglia, Alessia Rapiti, Valentina Marziano, Piero Poletti, Danilo Cereda, Francesco Vairo, Giovanna Mattei, Francesco Maraglino, Giovanni Rezza1, and Stefano Merler1
Table
Characteristics of 255 confirmed monkeypox cases reported in Italy through July 8, 2022
| Characteristic |
Value |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| M | 253 (99.2) |
| F |
2 (0.8) |
| Median age, y (range) |
37 (20–71) |
| Clinical symptoms† | |
| Fever | 151/222 (68.0) |
| Rash | 248/251 (98.8) |
| Genital/perianal rash |
139/184 (75.5) |
| Travels† | |
| Travel abroad in previous 21 d | 86/228 (37.7) |
| Travel to Canary Islands in previous 21 d | 25/142 (17.6) |
*Values are no. (%) patients except as indicated. †Denominators indicate the total number of available answers.
1These senior authors contributed equally to this article.
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