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. 2022 Nov;22(11):1526-1528.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00652-1. Epub 2022 Sep 29.

Monkeypox outbreak in a piercing and tattoo establishment in Spain

Valme Del Río García  1 , Jesús García Palacios  2 , Ana Monroy Morcillo  3 , Enric Duran-Pla  4 , Berta Suárez Rodríguez  5 , Nicola Lorusso  6
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Monkeypox outbreak in a piercing and tattoo establishment in Spain

Valme Del Río García et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2022 Nov.
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Conflict of interest statement

We declare no competing interests. This Comment would not have been possible without the contribution of many colleagues in the Andalusian health system. We thank the Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar team and the Bahía de Cádiz–La Janda team, for their important work in the outbreak investigation and control. We also thank all of the members of the Andalusian Epidemiological Surveillance System who have participated in the outbreak surveillance and all of the health-care professionals who collaborated in the diagnosis and management of patients.

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Timeline of the incubation period of monkeypox virus and dates of symptom onset from July 6 to July 27, 2022 *Individual who had a tattoo done at the establishment.
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