Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus, United Kingdom, October 2018
Aisling Vaughan, Emma Aarons, John Astbury, Tim Brooks, Meera Chand, P J Flegg, Angela Hardman, Nick Harper, Richard Jarvis, Sharon Mawdsley, Mark McGivern, Dilys Morgan, G.E.L. Morris, Grainne Nixon, Catherine OʼConnor, Ruth Palmer, Nick Phin, David Price, Katherine Russell, Bengü Said, Matthias L. Schmid, Roberto Vivancos, Amanda L. Walsh, William Welfare, Jennifer Wilburn, Jake Dunning
Abstract
In September 2018, monkeypox virus was transmitted from a patient to a healthcare worker in the United Kingdom. Transmission was probably through contact with contaminated bedding. Infection control precautions for contacts (vaccination, daily monitoring, staying home from work) were implemented. Of 134 potential contacts, 4 became ill; all patients survived.