@article{fdi:010090742, title = {{S}easonal patterns of mpox index cases, {A}frica, 1970-2021}, author = {{B}esombes, {C}. and {M}brenga, {F}. and {G}onofio, {E}. and {M}alaka, {C}. and {B}ationo, {C}. {S}. and {G}audart, {J}. and {C}uraudeau, {M}. and {H}assanin, {A}. and {G}essain, {A}. and {D}uda, {R}. and {V}ernick, {T}. {G}. and {F}ontanet, {A}. and {N}akoun{\'e}, {E}. and {L}andier, {J}ordi}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}cross 133 confirmed mpox zoonotic index cases reported during 1970-2021 in {A}frica, cases occurred yearround near the equator, where climate is consistent. {H}owever, in tropical regions of the northern hemisphere under a dry/wet season cycle, cases occurred seasonally. {O}ur findings further support the seasonality of mpox zoonotic transmission risk.}, keywords = {{AFRIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}merging {I}nfectious {D}iseases}, volume = {30}, numero = {5}, pages = {1017--1021}, ISSN = {1080-6040}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.3201/eid3005.230293}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090742}, }