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Measures should be taken to minimize the risk of laboratory transmission when testing routine clinical specimens from confirmed or suspected monkeypox patients. These may include: limiting the number of staff testing specimens, wearing appropriate personal protective equipment, using rigorously applied standard precautions, and avoiding any procedures that could generate infectious aerosols.

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Page last reviewed: May 11, 2015
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP)