Monkeypox Virus Infection Resulting from an Occupational Needlestick – Florida, 2022

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Blackmore, Carina ; Brueck, Scott E. ; Carpenter, A. ; Chisty, Zeshan ; De Perio, Marie A. ; Gorensek, M. J. ; Jenkins, Paul ; Jones, H. ; Lee, P. A. ; Mableson, S. ; Mendoza, Rafael M. ; Petras, Julia K. ; Rao, Agam K. ; Salzer, Johanna S. ; Stanek, D.
• Description:
  In August 2022, the Florida Department of Health notified CDC of a nurse who acquired monkeypox through an occupational exposure while providing care to a patient with monkeypox. To date, occupationally acquired Monkeypox virus (MPXV) infections in health care personnel (HCP) have been rarely reported during the 2022 multinational outbreak. This report describes the first reported U.S. case and recommends approaches for preventing occupationally acquired MPXV infections in HCP. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mpox, Monkeypox Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Viral Diseases
• Keywords:
  Monkeypox; Mpox; Viral diseases; Needlestick injuries; Nurses; Occupational exposure; Health care personnel; Case reports; Infection prevention; Disease control
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7142e2
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director ; DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  42
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066186
• Citation:
  MMWR 2022 Oct; 71(42):1348-1349
• Email:
  jpetras@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d8ef9458559cba91d146e240829d702a52d3b5025eaa7762194864be4051711bc8546df8f80f86e7d6abaac715c9e7afe2dbb117db84213012f941e2f52ceba4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248493/cdc_248493_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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