Occupational Monkeypox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker, California, USA, 2022

Occupational Monkeypox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker, California, USA, 2022

Risk for transmission of monkeypox virus (MPXV) (clade IIb) to healthcare workers (HCWs) is low. Although many cases have been reported among HCW, only a few have been occupationally acquired. We report a case of non–needle stick MPXV transmission to an HCW in the United States.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jemma Alarcón, Moon Kim, Nora Balanji, Anissa Davis, Francisca Mata, Abraar Karan, Lauren E. Finn, Annette Guerrero, McKailey Walters, Dawn Terashita, Sharon E. Balter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mpox
monkeypox
monkeypox virus
occupational
healthcare worker
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/2/22-1750_article

Internet

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/2/22-1750_article

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