Monitoring and Characteristics of Mpox Contacts, Virginia, USA, May–November 2022

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Field, Eleanor N. ; McCarty, Elizabeth ; Saady, Dawn ; Darby, Brandy
• Description:
  During 2022, a global outbreak of mpox resulted primarily from human-to-human contact. The Virginia Department of Health (Richmond, VA, USA) implemented a contact tracing and symptom monitoring system for residents exposed to monkeypox virus, assessed their risk for infection, and offered interventions as needed. Among 991 contacts identified during May 1-November 1, 2022, import records were complete for 943 (95.2%), but 99 (10.0%) were not available for follow-up during symptom monitoring. Mpox developed in 28 (2.8%) persons; none were healthcare workers exposed at work (n = 275). Exposure risk category and likelihood of developing mpox were strongly associated. A total of 333 persons received >1 dose of JYENNOS (Bavarian Nordic, https://www.bavarian-nordic.com) vaccine, most (n = 295) administered after virus exposure. Median time from exposure to vaccination was 8 days. Those data tools provided crucial real-time information for public health responses and can be used as a framework for other emerging diseases.
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Health Personnel Humans Mpox (monkeypox)
• Keywords:
  Contact Tracing Monkeypox Virus Mpox Outbreak Response United States Virginia Viruses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(3):453-459
• Pubmed ID:
  38237269
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10902522
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Virginia
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cd52af933bd56953be019210b6e27ed7cd1282511ddc8813803439ef1098d15a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/148773/cdc_148773_DS1.pdf
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