Information of the FLI on the current Situation
Mpox (formerly monkeypox)
FAQ Monkeypox, Version May 24, 2022
Mpox is caused by the agent monkeypox virus (MPXV), which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus of the family Poxviridae. Animal infections occur mainly in West and Central Africa. Rodents are thought to be the reservoir for the virus. They may or may not become symptomatic. The disease was originally called monkeypox because monkeys, like humans, develop typical skin lesions after infection.
Human infections have been on the rise since 2022. To prevent transmission from infected people to domestic animals, contact with domestic and wild animals (especially rodents) should be avoided as far as possible.
- Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1398/2003 der Kommission vom 5. August 2003 zur Änderung von Anhang A der Richtlinie 92/65/EWG des Rates zwecks Aufnahme des kleinen Bienenstockkäfers (Aethina tumida), der Tropilaelapsmilbe (Tropilaelaps spp.), der Ebola und der Affenpocken in Verbindung mit VO Anzeigepflichtige Tierseuchen und Tierimpfstoff-VO