TY - JOUR AU - Costello, Varea AU - Sowash, Madeleine AU - Gaur, Aahana AU - Cardis, Michael AU - Pasieka, Helena AU - Wortmann, Glenn AU - Ramdeen, Sheena T1 - Imported Monkeypox from International Traveler, Maryland, USA, 2021 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2022 VL - 28 IS - 5 SP - 1002 SN - 1080-6059 AB - A case of monkeypox was diagnosed in a returning traveler from Nigeria to Maryland, USA. Prompt infection control measures led to no secondary cases in 40 exposed healthcare workers. Given the global health implications, public health systems should be aware of effective strategies to mitigate the potential spread of monkeypox. KW - monkeypox KW - international traveler KW - monkeypox viruses KW - viruses KW - travel medicine KW - global health KW - orthopoxvirus KW - zoonoses KW - Maryland KW - United States KW - Nigeria KW - mpox DO - 10.3201/eid2805.220292 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/5/22-0292_article ER - End of Reference