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. 2022 Dec;28(12):2520-2523.
doi: 10.3201/eid2812.221343. Epub 2022 Sep 30.

Possible Occupational Infection of Healthcare Workers with Monkeypox Virus, Brazil

Richard Steiner Salvato, Maria Leticia Rodrigues Ikeda, Regina Bones Barcellos, Fernanda Marques Godinho, Patrícia Sesterheim, Leticia Camiza Bulcão Bitencourt, Tatiana Schäffer Gregianini, Ana Beatriz Gorini da Veiga, Fernando Rosado Spilki, Gabriel Luz Wallau

Possible Occupational Infection of Healthcare Workers with Monkeypox Virus, Brazil

Richard Steiner Salvato et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

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 infection, most likely transmitted through contact with fomites.

Keywords: Brazil; fomites; healthcare personnel; infections; monkeypox; patient interactions; viruses; zoonoses.

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Figure 1
Timeline of monkeypox patient illness, HCW visit to the patient’s home, and subsequent HCW illness, Brazil, 2022. HCW, healthcare worker; MPXV, monkeypox virus.
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Figure 2
Timeline of skin lesions shown by HCW-1 and HCW-2, who had confirmed monkeypox virus infection after visit to home of monkeypox patient, Brazil, 2022. HCW, healthcare worker.
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