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

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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.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Atkinson, B. Gould, S. Nicholls, I. Manzoor, K.N. Smith, J. Hindle, A.J. Tunbridge, A.J. Cole, J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5258-5835 Collini, P. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6696-6826 Alonso, A. O’Hara, G. Tuudah, C. Otter, J.A. Hack, B. Taylor, C. Pottage, T. Fletcher, T. Dunning, J.
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Keywords:	Humans; Monkeypox virus; Cross Infection; DNA, Viral; Air Microbiology; Hospitals; United Kingdom; Mpox, Monkeypox
Dates:	Accepted: 15 May 2025 Published (online): 15 May 2025 Published: 15 May 2025
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Medicine and Population Health The University of Sheffield > Sheffield Teaching Hospitals The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease
Depositing User:	Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited:	03 Jun 2025 13:47
Last Modified:	03 Jun 2025 13:47
Status:	Published
Publisher:	European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.2807/1560-7917.es.2025.30.19.2500288
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:227320

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