Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus, United Kingdom, October 2018
Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus, United Kingdom, October 2018
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Vaughan, Aisling , Aarons, Emma , Astbury, John , Brooks, Tim , Chand, Meera , Flegg, Peter , Hardman, Angela , Harper, Nick , Jarvis, Richard , Mawdsley, Sharon , McGivern, Mark , Morgan, Dilys , Morris, Gwyn , Nixon, Grainne , O'Connor, Catherine , Palmer, Ruth , Phin, Nick , Price, D Ashley , Russell, Katherine , Said, Bengu , Schmid, Matthias L , Vivancos, Roberto , Walsh, Amanda , Welfare, William , Wilburn, Jennifer and Dunning, Jake
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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English
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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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 patient...
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Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus, United Kingdom, October 2018
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Aarons, Emma
Astbury, John
Brooks, Tim
Chand, Meera
Flegg, Peter
Hardman, Angela
Harper, Nick
Jarvis, Richard
Mawdsley, Sharon
McGivern, Mark
Morgan, Dilys
Morris, Gwyn
Nixon, Grainne
O'Connor, Catherine
Palmer, Ruth
Phin, Nick
Price, D Ashley
Russell, Katherine
Said, Bengu
Schmid, Matthias L
Vivancos, Roberto
Walsh, Amanda
Welfare, William
Wilburn, Jennifer
Dunning, Jake
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_20780ce705a54f78914a43ff822795fb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_20780ce705a54f78914a43ff822795fb
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1080-6040
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1080-6059
DOI
10.3201/eid2604.191164
