The Mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues, with the latest estimates suggesting that there have been >25,000 cases and >700 deaths since the beginning of 2023. There have been three cases of confirmed Clade Ib Mpox reported in the UK in the past week. I posted recently with some background info on the epi of Mpox. Today’s post is based on an epi modelling study exploring key epidemiological parameters of Clade I Mpox based on historical data to inform our understanding of the Clade Ib outbreak: the incubation period, serial interval, generation interval, and reproduction number. There will be an IPC Partners Journal Club on this study next week on Weds 13^th November (register here).