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Volume 30, Number 5—May 2024
Dispatch

Seasonal Patterns of Mpox Index Cases, Africa, 1970–2021

Camille BesombesComments to Author , Festus Mbrenga, Ella Gonofio, Christian Malaka, Cedric-Stephane Bationo, Jean Gaudart, Manon Curaudeau, Alexandre Hassanin, Antoine Gessain, Romain Duda, Tamara Giles Vernick, Arnaud Fontanet, Emmanuel Nakouné, and Jordi Landier
Author affiliations: Institut Pasteur, Paris, France (C. Besombes, A. Gessain, R. Duda, T. Giles Vernick, A. Fontanet); Institut Pasteur de Bangui, Bangui, Central African Republic (F. Mbrenga, E. Gonofio, C. Malaka, E. Nakouné); Aix Marseille Univ, Marseille, France (C.-S. Bationo, J. Gaudart),; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Marseille (J. Landier); National Museum of Natural History, Paris (M. Curaudeau, A. Hassanin); Conservatoire National des Arts et métiers, Paris (A. Fontanet)

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Figure 2

Seasonal distribution of mpox index cases according to the climate profile in Africa, 1970–2021. A) Climate/seasonal profile by site. B) Average monthly rainfall, temperature, and fire index (dotted line) for each climate/seasonal profile. C) Distribution of outbreak index cases by month for each climate/seasonal profile.

Figure 2. Seasonal distribution of mpox index cases according to the climate profile in Africa, 1970–2021. A) Climate/seasonal profile by site. B) Average monthly rainfall, temperature, and fire index (dotted line) for each climate/seasonal profile. C) Distribution of outbreak index cases by month for each climate/seasonal profile.

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