UK hospital study explores whether monkeypox can be transmitted through aerosolized droplets and fomites TheLancet LSTMnews Monkeypox Fomites AerosolizedDroplets Virus Transmission
By Dr. Chinta SidharthanOct 20 2022Reviewed by Aimee Molineux In a recent study published in The Lancet Microbe, researchers conducted an observational study to determine environmental contamination with the monkeypox virus in hospital isolation rooms of monkeypox patients to understand potential exposures to healthcare workers.
A case of monkeypox in a hospital worker in the United Kingdom was attributed to exposure while changing the bedding in the isolation room of a monkeypox patient. Furthermore, studies in Germany have reported widespread monkeypox virus contamination in hospital rooms housing monkeypox patients. These cases highlight the need to understand monkeypox transmission risk through environmental contamination.
Results The results reported that 93% of the swab samples tested positive for monkeypox virus DNA. The cycle threshold values for the qPCR of the positive models indicated infection-competent levels of the monkeypox virus. One air sample during bedding change in the isolation room and one swab sample from the floor of the anteroom where PPEs were removed after use were positive for replication-competent monkeypox virus.
According to the authors, contamination of the environment and surfaces with the monkeypox virus, even replication-competent virus, is not enough to establish an infection in a person exposed to the virus. Host susceptibility, environmental factors that weaken the virus, transmission route, and the amount of viral exposure all contribute to successful infection.
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