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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Monkeypox after Occupational Needlestick Injury from Pustule

CDC EID – 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.

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