Human monkeypox virus infection in the immediate period after receiving modified vaccinia Ankara vaccine

A Hazra, L Rusie, T Hedberg, JA Schneider - Jama, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Methods| In May 2022, Howard Brown Health (HBH) began performing real-time reverse
transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests to detect monkeypox (Illinois
Department of Public Health Division of Laboratory Services Non-variola Orthopoxvirus RT-
PCR assay, Quest Diagnostics Monkeypox Virus DNA RT-PCR assay). HBH began
administering MVA-BN to eligible individuals on June 28, 2022. Patients who tested positive
for monkeypox at least 1 day after receiving the first dose of the MVA-BN from June 28 …