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

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,C. O'Connor,Ruth Palmer,Nick Phin,D. Ashley Price,Katherine Russell,Bengu Said,Matthias L. Schmid,Roberto Vivancos,Amanda L. Walsh,William Welfare,Jennifer Wilburn,Jake Dunning

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

2020

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.

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Virology
Transmission (mechanics)
Monkeypox virus
Biology
healthcare worker
Vaccination
Infection control
Orthopoxvirus
Monkeypox

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