Monkeypox in Patient Immunized with ACAM2000 Smallpox Vaccine During 2022 Outbreak
We report a case of monkeypox in the United States in a patient who had been vaccinated with ACAM2000 smallpox vaccine 8 years earlier. Despite his vaccination status, he still contracted disease. He showed prodromal symptoms preceding development of painless penile lesions that later coalesced.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2022-11-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/11/22-1215_article |