Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2020)

Imported Monkeypox, Singapore

  • Sarah Ee Fang Yong,
  • Oon Tek Ng,
  • Zheng Jie Marc Ho,
  • Tze Minn Mak,
  • Kalisvar Marimuthu,
  • Shawn Vasoo,
  • Tsin Wen Yeo,
  • Yi Kai Ng,
  • Lin Cui,
  • Zannatul Ferdous,
  • Po Ying Chia,
  • Bryan Jun Wei Aw,
  • Charmaine Malenab Manauis,
  • Constance Khia Ki Low,
  • Guanhao Chan,
  • Xinyi Peh,
  • Poh Lian Lim,
  • Li Ping Angela Chow,
  • Monica Chan,
  • Vernon Jian Ming Lee,
  • Raymond Tzer Pin Lin,
  • Mok Kwee Derrick Heng,
  • Yee Sin Leo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2608.191387
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 8
pp. 1826 – 1830

Abstract

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In May 2019, we investigated monkeypox in a traveler from Nigeria to Singapore. The public health response included rapid identification of contacts, use of quarantine, and postexposure smallpox vaccination. No secondary cases were identified. Countries should develop surveillance systems to detect emerging infectious diseases globally.

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