update on September 15, 2022

Figure 1. Confirmed monkeypox cases (n=2,797 cases, number of missing data: 1,101) by week of onset of symptoms, France, May-September 2022 (data as of 09/15/2022 – 12:00 p.m.).

Today, in addition to the situation updates published each week, Public Health offers in open data on its Geodes site the total number of confirmed cases and the weekly number of new cases of monkeypox.

Monitoring indicators now available in open data. In order to give everyone a good understanding of the evolution of the monkeypox epidemic (Monkeypox), the agency makes available in open data on geodes :

  • Weekly number of new confirmed Monkeypox cases
  • Total number of confirmed Monkeypox cases

These indicators are available by date of reporting and broken down nationally and regionally into 4 age groups: under 15, 15-44, 45-64, 65 and over, and by sex.

Calendar week data will be updated every Wednesday.

Update in France

As of September 15, 2022 at 12 p.m., 3,898 confirmed cases of indigenous infections by the Monkeypox virus have been identified in France, i.e. 113 additional cases since the report of September 8. The distribution of cases by region of residence (or by reporting region when the region of residence is unknown) is as follows: 2382 in Ile-de-France, 309 in Occitanie, 266 in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, 252 in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 189 in Hauts-de-France, 136 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 93 in Grand Est, 87 in Pays de la Loire, 44 in Normandy, 38 in Centre-Val de Loire, 37 in Brittany, 29 in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 7 in Martinique and 5 in Corsica. Guadeloupe, Reunion, Mayotte, Saint-Martin, each had 1 case, 20 cases reside abroad.

The vast majority of confirmed adult cases identified to date are male and 86 cases (2.2%) are female. 9 children under 15 were declared. Adult cases have a median age of 36; 25% of adult cases are under 29 years old and 25% are 43 to 81 years old.
The distribution of cases according to the date of onset of symptoms (when this is known) is presented in figure 1. Given the reporting delays, the data for the last few weeks are not consolidated. The reports received do not always mention the date of onset of the symptoms. As an alternative to this information, the distribution of cases according to their date of reporting is presented in Figure 2.

Figure 1. Confirmed monkeypox cases (n=2,797 cases, number of missing data: 1,101) by week of onset of symptoms, France, May-September 2022 (data as of 09/15/2022 – 12:00 p.m.).

Figure 1. Confirmed monkeypox cases (n=2,797 cases, number of missing data: 1,101) by week of onset of symptoms, France, May-September 2022 (data as of 09/15/2022 – 12:00 p.m.).

The data for the last few weeks (in light blue) are not fully consolidated.

Figure 2. Confirmed monkeypox cases (n=3,898 cases) by reporting week, France, May-September 2022 (data as of 09/15/2022 – 12:00 p.m.).

Figure 2. Confirmed monkeypox cases (n=3,898 cases) by reporting week, France, May-September 2022 (data as of 09/15/2022 – 12:00 p.m.).

The data for the last week (in light blue) is not fully consolidated.

Preventive vaccination against monkeypox

Regarding the deployment of vaccination, as of September 15, 2022, 157,952 doses of 3rd generation vaccine have been delivered by the Agency to the territories.

As of September 14, 2022, the total number of doses administered is 94,228 (source: Ministry of Health and Prevention).

Information and prevention actions

Given what has been observed in Europe on the disease, targeted communication was quickly implemented towards MSM people. The website sexosafe.fr, dedicated to the sexuality of MSM people, is regularly updated with a summary of knowledge on the subject and prevention measures. Poster, radio and digital campaigns provide information to people in addition to actions in the field. Since June 17, the digital campaign has generated nearly 923,577 clicks on the banners and more than 813,837 visits to the Sexosafe site.

All information on vaccination is updated weekly on the page intended for the General public and that intended for health professionals (accessible without login) of the site Vaccination-info-service.

Prevention actions are continuously adapted to the evolution of the situation and the state of knowledge.

To facilitate access to information for vulnerable people in precarious situations, a pictorial tool, translated into 8 languages, developed with professionals working with these people is available on Public Health France:

The MOBCO newsletter n°7 compiled with actors in the field brings together a series of questions/answers on the subject of Monkeypox/monkey pox. It is aimed at professionals or volunteers in contact with people in precarious situations.

In France, long-term monitoring of monkeypox through the mandatory notification system is reinforced and information and alert messages are sent to health professionals. Exchanges are also continuing with other European countries, the WHO and the ECDC.

Monkeypox info service: a listening device to answer questions about monkeypox

The “Monkeypox info service” telephone line is accessible every day from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., on the toll-free number 0 801 90 80 69 (free, anonymous and confidential call and services). This device is in charge of accompanying prevention messages and protective measures, of providing information on symptoms, treatments and vaccination, of advising and directing towards the care devices.

Since the line opened in mid-July, 7,545 interviews have been carried out on Monkeypox info service.

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