Spain's Mpox Outbreak Reignites

EL PAIS recently reported two patients were diagnosed for the second time with mpox in Spain.

On May 26, 2023, the Vall d'Hebron (Barcelona) and Ramón y Cajal (Madrid) hospitals confirmed two patients had been reinfected with mpox.

EL PAIS reported these are the first mpox reinfection cases in Spain.

According to the Carlos III Health Institute, there have been 56 mpox cases in Spain since the beginning of 2023.

Previous reports in 2023 confirmed secondary mpox cases in Chicago, Il, Paris, France, and Seoul, South Korea.