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Volume 30, Number 10—October 2024
Research

One Health Investigation into Mpox and Pets, United States

Clint N. Morgan, Natalie M. Wendling, Nicolle Baird, Chantal Kling, Leah Lopez, Terese Navarra, Gracie Fischer, Nhien Wynn, Leslie Ayuk-Takor, Brandy Darby, Julia Murphy, Rachel Wofford, Emma Roth, Stacy Holzbauer, Jayne Griffith, Ali Ruprecht, Charlalynn Harris, Nadia Gallardo-Romero, and Jeffrey B. DotyComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (C.N. Morgan, N.M. Wendling, N. Baird, C. Kling, L. Lopez, T. Navarra, G. Fischer, N. Wynn, S. Holzbauer, C. Harris, N. Gallardo-Romero, J.B. Doty); Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA (L. Lopez, T. Navarra, G. Fischer); DC Department of Health, Washington, DC, USA (L. Ayuk-Takor); Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia, USA (B. Darby. J. Murphy); Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, Tennessee, USA (R. Wofford, E. Roth); Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, Applied Epidemiology Fellowship Program, Atlanta (E. Roth); Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA (S. Holzbauer, J. Griffith, A. Ruprecht); Chenega Enterprise Systems and Solutions, Chesapeake, Virginia, USA (C. Harris)

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Table 1

Summary of variables coded from household and questionnaire data used in a One Health investigation into mpox and pets, United States*

HH no. Animal ID DIS CSI AOA† Household area, ft2‡ CCR Rodents in household Wildlife around household SXDS No. days exposure§
Before sampling After recovery
1 DC-001 2 N None 500–825 N Y Y N 22 1
DC-002
 2
 N
 None
N
 22
 1
2
 DC-003
 6
 N
 None
 500–825
 N
 N
 N
 N
 22
 13
3
 DC-004
 0
 N
 None
 1,500–2,000
 Y
 N
 N
 Y
 11
 0
4
 DC-005
 5
 Y
 Walks
 900–1,350
 N
 N
 Y
 Y
 9
 0
5
 DC-006
 6
 N
 Walks
 500–825
 Y
 N
 Y
 N
 16
 6
6
 DC-007
 0
 N
 Walks
 500–825
 Y
 N
 Y
 Y
 28
 0
7 DC-008 6 Y Yard 1,500–2,000 Y N Y Y 17 0
DC-009
 6
 Y
 Yard
Y
 17
 0
8 VA-001 2 N Yard 1,500–2,000 Y Y Y N 14 10
VA-002
 3
 N
 Yard
N
 14
 10
9
 VA-003
 2
 N
 Walks
 500–825
 Y
 N
 N
 N
 20
 2
10
 VA-004
 7
 Y
 None
 500–825
 N
 N
 N
 Y
 18
 0
11 VA-005 2 N None 500–825 Y N N N 12 12
VA-006
 2
 N
 None
N
 10
 12
12
 MN-001
 4
 Y
 None
 500–825
 Y
 N
 Y
 Y
 7
 0
13
 MN-002
 3
 Y
 None
 1,500–2,000
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
 13
 0
14
 MN-003
 5
 Y
 Walks
 500–825
 Y
 N
 Y
 Y
 46
 0
15
 MN-004
 3
 Y
 Yard
 1,500–2,000
 Y
 N
 Y
 Y
 12
 0
16 MN-005 6 N None 1,500–2,000 N Y Y N 26 17
MN-006 6 N None N 26 17
MN-007 6 N None N 26 17
MN-008 6 N None N 26 17
MN-009 6 N Yard N 26 17
MN-010
 6
 N
 Yard
N
 26
 17
17 TN-001 2 N None 900–1,350 Y N Y N 36 12
TN-002
 2
 N
 None
N
 36
 12
18 TN-003 2 N None 1,500–2,000 Y N Y N 25 14
TN-004
 2
 N
 None
N
 25
 14
19 TN-005 6 N Yard 2,000–3,500 N Y Y N 36 7
TN-006 6 N Yard N 36 7
TN-007
 3
 N
 Yard
N
 36
 7
20
 TN-008
 5
 N
 Walks
 1,500–2,000
 Y
 N
 Y
 N
 UNK
 27
21 TN-009 3 Y None 900–1,350 N N Y Y 17 0

*Variables relate to companion animals and peridomestic wildlife and include duration of potential monkeypox virus exposure to the animal within the household of the mpox case in relation to the date of sampling. AOA, animal outdoor activity; CCR, contact change with animals reported after mpox diagnosis in household member; CSI, co-sleeping with animal while owner infectious; DIS, direct interaction score comprised of the sum of all reported interaction types involving direct contact; HH, household; ID, identification; SXDS, mpox case-patient with symptoms during sampling; UNK, unknown. †Considered as none (pet not allowed outside), walks (periodic or frequent supervised walks outside), or yard (periodic or prolonged unsupervised outdoor activity). ‡Based on data reported or estimated, the approximate area range is displayed for increased anonymity. §Cumulative days potentially exposed to mpox.

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