Among the most contaminated surfaces they found were door knobs, cabinet door handles, faucets, and light switches
Viral DNA may be detected, even when the virus is no longer viable, or in concentrations too low to be infectious. But these researchers were able to successfully isolate viable virus from 3 of the samples, suggesting transmission of the Monkeypox virus by fomite was at least possible.
Yesterday the CDC’s EID Journal published a research article on the environmental sampling at the home of last summer’s imported case in Texas, which like the above study, found extensive MPXV-WA DNA contamination on both porous (e.g., bedding, clothing) and non-porous (e.g., metal, plastic) surfaces throughout the home.
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