Ten-Week Follow-Up of Monkeypox Case-Patient, Sweden, 2022
Aleksandra Pettke, Finn Filén, Katarina Widgren, Andreas Jacks, Hedvig Glans, Sofia Andréasson, Shaman Muradrasoli, Sofia Helgesson, Elenor Hauzenberger, Maria Lind Karlberg, Noura Walai, Annelie Bjerkner, Hadrien Gourlé, Sara Gredmark‐Russ, Oskar Karlsson Lindsjö, Klara Sondén, Hilmir Ásgeirsson
Abstract
A previously healthy male patient had detectable monkeypox virus DNA in saliva 76 days after laboratory confirmation of infection. A comprehensive characterization of viral kinetics and a detailed follow-up indicated a declining risk for transmission during the weeks after monkeypox symptoms appeared.
Topics & Concepts
MonkeypoxVirologyMedicineSalivaTransmission (telecommunications)PediatricsBiologyInternal medicineVacciniaEngineeringElectrical engineeringGeneBiochemistryRecombinant DNAPoxvirus research and outbreaksBacillus and Francisella bacterial researchHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments