Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus, United Kingdom, October 2018

In September 2018, monkeypox virus was transmitted from a patient to a healthcare worker in the United Kingdom. Transmission was probably through contact with contaminated bedding. Infection control precautions for contacts (vaccination, daily monitoring, staying home from work) were implemented. Of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2020-04, Vol.26 (4), p.782-785
Hauptverfasser:	Vaughan, Aisling, Aarons, Emma, Astbury, John, Brooks, Tim, Chand, Meera, Flegg, Peter, Hardman, Angela, Harper, Nick, Jarvis, Richard, Mawdsley, Sharon, McGivern, Mark, Morgan, Dilys, Morris, Gwyn, Nixon, Grainne, O'Connor, Catherine, Palmer, Ruth, Phin, Nick, Price, D Ashley, Russell, Katherine, Said, Bengu, Schmid, Matthias L, Vivancos, Roberto, Walsh, Amanda, Welfare, William, Wilburn, Jennifer, Dunning, Jake
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Councils Disease transmission Dispatch Epidemiology Fatalities Health aspects Health Personnel Hospitals human Human monkeypox Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus, United Kingdom, 2018 Humans Infection Infections Infectious diseases Laboratories Monkeypox monkeypox virus Monkeypox virus - genetics Mpox Mpox (monkeypox) - epidemiology nosocomial orthopoxvirus Pathogens Patients Personal protective equipment Prevention Public health Smallpox transmission United Kingdom - epidemiology Vaccination Vaccines Viral infections Viruses Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:	In September 2018, monkeypox virus was transmitted from a patient to a healthcare worker in the United Kingdom. Transmission was probably through contact with contaminated bedding. Infection control precautions for contacts (vaccination, daily monitoring, staying home from work) were implemented. Of 134 potential contacts, 4 became ill; all patients survived.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2604.191164