Family cluster of three cases of monkeypox imported from Nigeria to the United Kingdom, May 2021

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 in...

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Autores principales: Hobson, Gemma, Adamson, James, Adler, Hugh, Firth, Richard, Gould, Susan, Houlihan, Catherine, Johnson, Christopher, Porter, David, Rampling, Tommy, Ratcliffe, Libuse, Russell, Katherine, Shankar, Ananda Giri, Wingfield, Tom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2021
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Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8365177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34387184
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.32.2100745
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Sumario: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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