Air and surface sampling for clade Ib monkeypox virus in United Kingdom hospitals, 2024 to 2025.

Atkinson, Barry, Gould, Susan, Nicholls, Ian, Manzoor, Khanzadi Nazneen, Smith, Jack, Hindle, Andrew J, Tunbridge, Anne J, Cole, Joby, Collini, Paul, Alonso, Alejandra, O'Hara, Geraldine, Tuudah, Cecilia, Otter, Jonathan A, Hack, Berkin, Taylor, Caroline, Pottage, Thomas, Fletcher, Tom and Dunning, Jake (2025) 'Air and surface sampling for clade Ib monkeypox virus in United Kingdom hospitals, 2024 to 2025.'. Eurosurveillance, Vol 30, Issue 19.

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Abstract

Air and surface sampling was performed in isolation rooms of seven patients with clade Ib mpox admitted to high consequence infectious disease centres in the United Kingdom. We detected monkeypox virus (MPXV) DNA in 66/90 surfaces samples and 1/14 air samples; replication competent MPXV was identified in 4/21 surface samples selected for viral isolation. These findings demonstrate that viable clade Ib MPXV contamination can occur during treatment of clade Ib mpox patients reinforcing the importance of infection prevention and control measures.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	QV Pharmacology > Toxicology > General Toxicology > QV 602 Detection of poisons. Tests. Laboratory manuals. Technique WC Communicable Diseases > WC 15 Classification of infectious diseases
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > Clinical Sciences Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es.2025.30.19.2500288
SWORD Depositor:	JISC Pubrouter
Depositing User:	JISC Pubrouter
Date Deposited:	19 Jun 2025 11:28
Last Modified:	19 Jun 2025 11:28
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/26826

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