Transmission of monkeypox virus through sexual contact - A novel route of infection

Affiliations

¹ Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH, UK. Electronic address: j.heskin@nhs.net.
² Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Richardson Rd Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK.
³ Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH, UK.
⁴ Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH, UK; Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK; NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections & Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London.
⁵ Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH, UK; Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
⁶ Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory, UK Health Security Agency, Porton Down, Salisbury UK.
⁷ Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.

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Joseph Heskin et al. J Infect. 2022 Sep.

. 2022 Sep;85(3):334-363.

doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.05.028. Epub 2022 Jun 1.

¹ Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH, UK. Electronic address: j.heskin@nhs.net.
² Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Richardson Rd Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK.
³ Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH, UK.
⁴ Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH, UK; Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK; NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections & Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London.
⁵ Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH, UK; Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
⁶ Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory, UK Health Security Agency, Porton Down, Salisbury UK.
⁷ Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.

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