%0 Journal Article %9 ACL : Articles dans des revues avec comité de lecture répertoriées par l'AERES %A Besombes, C. %A Mbrenga, F. %A Gonofio, E. %A Malaka, C. %A Bationo, C. S. %A Gaudart, J. %A Curaudeau, M. %A Hassanin, A. %A Gessain, A. %A Duda, R. %A Vernick, T. G. %A Fontanet, A. %A Nakouné, E. %A Landier, Jordi %T Seasonal patterns of mpox index cases, Africa, 1970-2021 %D 2024 %L fdi:010090742 %G ENG %J Emerging Infectious Diseases %@ 1080-6040 %K AFRIQUE %M ISI:001228426100024 %N 5 %P 1017-1021 %R 10.3201/eid3005.230293 %U https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090742 %> https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2024-07/010090742.pdf %V 30 %W Horizon (IRD) %X Across 133 confirmed mpox zoonotic index cases reported during 1970-2021 in Africa, cases occurred yearround near the equator, where climate is consistent. However, in tropical regions of the northern hemisphere under a dry/wet season cycle, cases occurred seasonally. Our findings further support the seasonality of mpox zoonotic transmission risk. %$ 052 ; 080