Case Report and Literature Review of Occupational Transmission of Monkeypox Virus to Healthcare Workers, South Korea

We report a case of occupational monkeypox virus infection from a needlestick injury in a healthcare worker in South Korea and review similar reports in the literature during 2022. Postexposure prophylactic treatment with a third-generation smallpox vaccine and antiviral agent tecovirimat inhibited...

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Published in:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Yunsang Choi, Eun-bi Jeon, Taeyoung Kim, Seong Jin Choi, Song Mi Moon, Kyoung-Ho Song, Hong Bin Kim, Eu Suk Kim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-05-01
Subjects:	monkeypox virus mpox viruses zoonoses healthcare healthcare worker patient transmission
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/5/23-0028_article