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Monkeypox after Occupational Needlestick Injury from Pustule |
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| Authors: | Joã o P. Caldas,Sofia R. Valdoleiros,Sandra Rebelo,Margarida Tavares |
| Affiliation: | Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal (J.P. Caldas, S.R. Valdoleiros, S. Rebelo, M. Tavares);University of Porto, Porto (J.P. Caldas, S.R. Valdoleiros, S. Rebelo, M. Tavares);European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Basel, Switzerland (S.R. Valdoleiros);Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal (M. Tavares) |
| Abstract: | We report a case of monkeypox in a physician after an occupational needlestick injury from a pustule. This case highlights risk for occupational transmission and manifestations of the disease after percutaneous transmission: a short incubation period, followed by a solitary lesion at the injured site and later by systemic symptoms. |
| Keywords: | monkeypox monkeypox virus MPXV viruses needlestick injury emerging communicable diseases occupational exposure pustule injuries postexposure prophylaxis zoonoses Portugal |