Possible Occupational Infection of Healthcare Workers with Monkeypox Virus, Brazil
We evaluated epidemiologic and molecular characteristics of monkeypox virus (MPXV) infections sampled from 2 healthcare nurses. Five days after collecting samples from an infected patient, the nurses showed typical MPXV manifestations; quantitative PCR and whole-genome sequencing confirmed MPXV inf...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2022-12-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/12/22-1343_article |