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

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Authors

Aisling Vaughan · Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Emma Aarons · Public Health England

John Astbury · Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Tim Brooks · Public Health England

Meera Chand · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

P J Flegg · Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Angela Hardman

Abstract

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.

Topics & Keywords

Poxvirus research and outbreaks Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 26, Issue 4, pp. 782-785

DOI: 10.3201/eid2604.191164

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