Family cluster of three cases of monkeypox imported from Nigeria to the United Kingdom, May 2021

Most reported cases of human monkeypox occur in Central and West Africa, where the causing virus is endemic. We describe the identification and public health response to an imported case of West African monkeypox from Nigeria to the United Kingdom (UK) in May 2021. Secondary transmission from the in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2021-08, Vol.26 (32), p.2
Hauptverfasser:	Hobson, Gemma, Adamson, James, Adler, Hugh, Firth, Richard, Gould, Susan, Houlihan, Catherine, Johnson, Christopher, Porter, David, Rampling, Tommy, Ratcliffe, Libuse, Russell, Katherine, Shankar, Ananda Giri, Wingfield, Tom
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult COVID-19 Disease transmission Humans Medical diagnosis Monkeypox virus Mpox Mpox (monkeypox) - diagnosis Mpox (monkeypox) - epidemiology Nigeria Public health Rapid Communication SARS-CoV-2 United Kingdom - epidemiology Viral infections Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	Most reported cases of human monkeypox occur in Central and West Africa, where the causing virus is endemic. We describe the identification and public health response to an imported case of West African monkeypox from Nigeria to the United Kingdom (UK) in May 2021. Secondary transmission from the index case occurred within the family to another adult and a toddler. Concurrent COVID-19-related control measures upon arrival and at the hospital, facilitated detection and limited the number of potential contacts.
ISSN:	1560-7917 1025-496X 1560-7917
DOI:	10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.32.2100745