Monkeypox in Patient Immunized with ACAM2000 Smallpox Vaccine During 2022 Outbreak

We report a case of monkeypox in the United States in a patient who had been vaccinated with ACAM2000 smallpox vaccine 8 years earlier. Despite his vaccination status, he still contracted disease. He showed prodromal symptoms preceding development of painless penile lesions that later coalesced.

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2022-11, Vol.28 (11), p.2336-2338
Hauptverfasser: Turner, Matthew, Mandia, Jeremy, Keltner, Case, Haynes, Robert, Faestel, Paul, Mease, Luke
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case of monkeypox in the United States in a patient who had been vaccinated with ACAM2000 smallpox vaccine 8 years earlier. Despite his vaccination status, he still contracted disease. He showed prodromal symptoms preceding development of painless penile lesions that later coalesced.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2811.221215