Monkeypox transmission following exposure in healthcare facilities in nonendemic settings: Low risk but limited literature
Kimon C. Zachary, Erica S. Shenoy
Abstract
Transmission risk of monkeypox in healthcare settings outside endemic regions has not been well defined. A rapid review of the literature, including cases outside monkeypox-endemic regions from 2000 to 2022 identified a single reported case of transmission. Available literature is limited by nonstandardized exposure definitions and limited detail describing exposures.
Topics & Concepts
MonkeypoxTransmission (telecommunications)MedicineHealth careDisease transmissionEnvironmental healthIntensive care medicineVirologyComputer scienceBiologyEconomic growthVacciniaGeneEconomicsTelecommunicationsRecombinant DNABiochemistryPoxvirus research and outbreaksBacillus and Francisella bacterial researchHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments