Unclear how long patient with monkeypox remains contagious

University College London

"During previous outbreaks of monkeypox, patients were considered infectious until all lesions crusted over. In these seven UK cases, viral shedding was observed for at least three weeks following infection," said Dr Catherine Houlihan (UCL Infection & Immunity).

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