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Healthcare Workers Occupational Infection by Monkeypox Virus in Brazil
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Human Monkeypox Research
Submitted:
30 August 2022
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31 August 2022
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Abstract
We performed an epi and molecular characterization of two healthcare workers MPXV occupational infection. Five days after the sampling collection, nurses developed typical MPXV infection symptoms. Infection was confirmed by qPCR and whole genome sequencing. The most likely transmission route was through contact with fomites in the patient belonging/house.
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Subject: Biology and Life Sciences - Virology
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