Family cluster of three cases of monkeypox imported from Nigeria to the United Kingdom, May 2021
Gemma Hobson, James P. Adamson, Hugh Adler, Richard Firth, Susan Gould, Catherine Houlihan, Christopher Johnson, David A. Porter, Tommy Rampling, Libuše Ratcliffe, Katherine Russell, Ananda Giri Shankar, Tom Wingfield
Abstract
Most reported cases of human monkeypox occur in Central and West Africa, where the causing virus is endemic. We describe the identification and public health response to an imported case of West African monkeypox from Nigeria to the United Kingdom (UK) in May 2021. Secondary transmission from the index case occurred within the family to another adult and a toddler. Concurrent COVID-19-related control measures upon arrival and at the hospital, facilitated detection and limited the number of potential contacts.
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MonkeypoxToddlerTransmission (telecommunications)Cluster (spacecraft)GeographyPublic healthCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)VirologyIndex caseSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)MedicineDemographyEnvironmental healthBiologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakPathologyDevelopmental psychologyComputer scienceRecombinant DNASociologyPsychologyBiochemistryGeneEngineeringProgramming languageElectrical engineeringVacciniaPoxvirus research and outbreaksHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsBacillus and Francisella bacterial research