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ArticleEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin2026

A rapidly developing outbreak of clade Ib mpox among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men associated with severe proctitis, Northern Ireland, June 2026.

Abbie Harrison, Catherine Burns, Corey Magee, Monica Sloan, Joy Murphy, Laura McCartney, Maeve Middleton, Emma McCarty, Eoin Walker, John White and 9 more

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19 authors.

Abbie HarrisonThese authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship.
Catherine BurnsThese authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship.
Corey MageePublic Health Agency, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Monica SloanPublic Health Agency, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Joy MurphyPublic Health Agency, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Laura McCartneyPublic Health Agency, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Maeve MiddletonPublic Health Agency, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Emma McCartyBelfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Eoin WalkerBelfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
John WhiteNorthern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Melissa PerryNorthern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Nuala CavanaghWestern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Bill GibsonSouth Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Stephen MegaritySouthern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Kathy LiBelfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Susan FeeneyBelfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Declan BradleyPublic Health Agency, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Peter NaughtonPublic Health Agency, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Rachel CoylePublic Health Agency, Belfast, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

We describe a rapidly expanding clade Ib mpox outbreak among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Northern Ireland. Following 12 months with no detected mpox cases, 22 confirmed cases were notified between 6 and 30 June 2026. Cases had a median age of 41 years; 19 had not travelled outside the United Kingdom or Ireland in the 21 days before symptom onset. The outbreak is characterised by severe anorectal disease and presentation to non-sexual health settings, including secondary care.

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Disease OutbreaksMpox, MonkeypoxProctitisSexual and Gender MinoritiesAdultBisexualityHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMonkeypox virusNorthern Irelandmen who have sex with men (MSM)mpoxMPXVoutbreakpublic health surveillancesexual healthvaccination

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PMCPMC13428198

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