I can see the kids' ages keeping them away from high-touch surfaces, and certainly the level of virons needed for infection may need to be looked at more though they say they went beyond known threshold, but what about this new paper? There are cleaning approaches most learned during the beginning of SARS-CoV-2 which may be useful in ho…
I can see the kids' ages keeping them away from high-touch surfaces, and certainly the level of virons needed for infection may need to be looked at more though they say they went beyond known threshold, but what about this new paper? There are cleaning approaches most learned during the beginning of SARS-CoV-2 which may be useful in homes where someone is ill with monkeypox.
QUOTED SECTION
Of the 42 samples collected, 37 (88.1%) were confirmed as positive for MPXV DNA via RT-qPCR with crossing threshold (Ct) values ranging from 22.6 to 38.1 (Table 1). All 21 samples collected from the patient's single-room residence were positive for MPXV DNA including 14 samples with Ct values of less than 30.0 inferring a high level of contamination. Five of the six samples collected from the sibling's single-room accommodation were also positive for MPXV DNA; however, Ct values were much higher in positive samples ranging from 30.5 to 35.3 inferring a lower degree of contamination. MPXV DNA was also frequently identified in both bathroom facilities (5/8 samples positive with Ct values ranging from 29.9 to 33.5) and from door handles, light switches and bannisters in the landing area (6/7 samples positives with Ct values ranging from 28.1 to 38.1). These results show widespread MPXV DNA contamination not only in the patient's main residence but also in locations in which they spent less time including high-touchpoint areas such as door handles and light switches.
I can see the kids' ages keeping them away from high-touch surfaces, and certainly the level of virons needed for infection may need to be looked at more though they say they went beyond known threshold, but what about this new paper? There are cleaning approaches most learned during the beginning of SARS-CoV-2 which may be useful in homes where someone is ill with monkeypox.
QUOTED SECTION
Of the 42 samples collected, 37 (88.1%) were confirmed as positive for MPXV DNA via RT-qPCR with crossing threshold (Ct) values ranging from 22.6 to 38.1 (Table 1). All 21 samples collected from the patient's single-room residence were positive for MPXV DNA including 14 samples with Ct values of less than 30.0 inferring a high level of contamination. Five of the six samples collected from the sibling's single-room accommodation were also positive for MPXV DNA; however, Ct values were much higher in positive samples ranging from 30.5 to 35.3 inferring a lower degree of contamination. MPXV DNA was also frequently identified in both bathroom facilities (5/8 samples positive with Ct values ranging from 29.9 to 33.5) and from door handles, light switches and bannisters in the landing area (6/7 samples positives with Ct values ranging from 28.1 to 38.1). These results show widespread MPXV DNA contamination not only in the patient's main residence but also in locations in which they spent less time including high-touchpoint areas such as door handles and light switches.
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https://sfamjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1462-2920.16129
Infection-competent monkeypox virus contamination identified in domestic settings following an imported case of monkeypox into the UK