Author: 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
Title: Family cluster of three cases of monkeypox imported from Nigeria to the United Kingdom, May 2021 Cord-id: z43yno3u Document date: 2021_8_12
ID: z43yno3u
Snippet: 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 poten
Document: 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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