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KMID : 0191120220370370285
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2022 Volume.37 No. 37 p.285 ~ p.285
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Management of Contacts of the First Imported Monkeypox Case in Korea
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Shin Min-Joung
Kim Ja-Eun
Lee Hye-Young
Lee Su-Yeon
Lee Sang-Eun
Park Young-Joon
Lee Hyung-Min
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Abstract
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On 22 June, a man who returned to South Korea from Germany tested positive for the monkeypox virus using real-time polymerase chain reaction. We identified 49 contacts concerning the first monkeypox case and classified them into two groups based on risk exposure levels. Through active monitoring of eight people in the medium-risk group and passive monitoring of 41 people in the low-risk group, we identified that no secondary transmission occurred over 21 days. The prompt active or passive monitoring of the index case of imported monkeypox could prevent community transmission in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Monkeypox, MPX, Monkeypox Virus
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