Volume 13, Number 8—August 2007
Research
Occupational Risks during a Monkeypox Outbreak, Wisconsin, 2003
Donita R. Croft*1
, Mark J. Sotir*†, Carl J. Williams*2, James J. Kazmierczak*, Mark V. Wegner*, Darren Rausch‡, Mary Beth Graham§, Seth L. Foldy§¶, Mat Wolters¶, Inger K. Damon†, Kevin L. Karem†, and Jeffrey P. Davis*
, Mark J. Sotir*†, Carl J. Williams*2, James J. Kazmierczak*, Mark V. Wegner*, Darren Rausch‡, Mary Beth Graham§, Seth L. Foldy§¶, Mat Wolters¶, Inger K. Damon†, Kevin L. Karem†, and Jeffrey P. Davis*Table 3
General work practices of 74 veterinary facility cohort members during outbreak of monkeypox virus infections, Wisconsin, 2003*
| Work practice | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Sanitizes examination table | 44 (81) |
| Sanitizes examination room countertops | 32 (59) |
| Eats in work break room | 59 (82) |
| Eats where animals are treated or housed | 1 (1) |
| Drinks where animals are treated or housed | 10 (14) |
| Chews gum where animals are treated or housed | 11 (15) |
| Applies lip products where animals are treated or housed | 6 (8) |
| When cleaning cages, agitates bedding enough to aerosolize material in cage | 5 (10) |
| Wears gloves when cleaning ill animals' cages | 6 (12) |
| Does animal laundry at work | 31 (58) |
| Cleans hands after contact with ill animals | 65 (93) |
| Cleans hands before eating at work | 67 (92) |
| Cleans hands when leaves work | 57 (77) |
| Changes out of work shoes before leaving work | 8 (11) |
| Changes out of work clothes before leaving work | 7 (11) |
| Washes work clothes at home | 70 (95) |
| Washes laboratory coat at home | 14 (50) |
| Washes work clothes between work shifts | 67 (93) |
| Washes laboratory coat between work shifts | 15 (50) |
| *The denominators vary according to the number of cohort members who perform a given task. | |
