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

oleh: Aisling Vaughan, Emma Aarons, John Astbury, Tim Brooks, Meera Chand, Peter Flegg, Angela Hardman, Nick Harper, Richard Jarvis, Sharon Mawdsley, Mark McGivern, Dilys Morgan, Gwyn Morris, Grainne Nixon, Catherine O’Connor, Ruth Palmer, Nick Phin, D. Ashley Price, Katherine Russell, Bengu Said, Matthias L. Schmid, Roberto Vivancos, Amanda Walsh, William Welfare, Jennifer Wilburn, Jake Dunning

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-04-01

Deskripsi

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.