Occupational Monkeypox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker, California, USA, 2022
Jemma Alarcón, Moon Kim, Nora Balanji, Anissa Davis, Francisca Mata, Abraar Karan, Lauren E Finn, Annette Guerrero, McKailey Walters, Dawn Terashita, Sharon Balter
Abstract
Risk for transmission of monkeypox virus (MPXV) (clade IIb) to healthcare workers (HCWs) is low. Although many cases have been reported among HCW, only a few have been occupationally acquired. We report a case of non-needle stick MPXV transmission to an HCW in the United States.
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MonkeypoxTransmission (telecommunications)VirologyHealth careMedicinePersonal protective equipmentOccupational exposureEnvironmental healthCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)BiologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyGeneVacciniaEconomicsElectrical engineeringRecombinant DNABiochemistryEconomic growthEngineeringPoxvirus research and outbreaksHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsBacillus and Francisella bacterial research