Scientists assess potential of monkeypox transmission at mass gatherings medrxivpreprint uoaofficial Monkeypox Endemic MassGahterings Transmission
By Bhavana KunkalikarJun 27 2022Reviewed by Aimee Molineux In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the potential of monkeypox transmission at mass gatherings.
Social contact and mass gatherings In the present study, researchers explored the likelihood of monkeypox transmission at settings and venues of mass gatherings that would facilitate infection spread. Social contact surveys showed that the average number of contacts recorded on a Saturday in Germany was 19.5 while in the UK it was 20.3. Additionally, social mixing patterns observed at an event were calculated using video analysis. An experiment that measured the direct contact incidents in an indoor mass gathering of almost 1,100 attendees revealed contacts with 8.9 to 14.1 distinct persons for more than 15 minutes and five minutes, respectively.
R0 for monkeypox in mass gatherings The team investigated the potential of monkeypox transmission among humans in a mass gathering under several scenarios, considering the number of close contacts. The researchers assumed that one infectious individual attending such a mass event would have two to 10 contacts including family and friends as well as five to 50 other contacts. In this scenario, the R0 was calculated using estimates of the SAR for unvaccinated individuals.
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