Guidance

Mpox: contact tracing for cases of clade II mpox

Classification of contacts and follow-up advice for non-HCID strains of mpox.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
20 May 2022
Last updated
31 October 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Mpox contact tracing guidance: classification of contacts and follow-up advice for non-HCID strains of mpox

Ref: GOV-17335

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Details

This guidance provides principles for risk assessment and follow-up of contacts of confirmed mpox cases. It is intended to support risk assessment and categorisation of contacts to ensure they are offered appropriate public health and isolation advice.

Additional mpox resources are also available from the UK Health Security Agency, including information on case definitions and vaccination.

Information sheets for contacts

To be used by health professionals when providing information to contacts of confirmed mpox cases, information sheets are available for:

Easy reads

Translations

Portuguese:

Spanish:

Updates to this page

Published 20 May 2022
Last updated 31 October 2024 + show all updates

  1. Renamed to 'Mpox: contact tracing for cases of clade II mpox'.

  2. Updated links to direct to the NHS guidance on IPC measures for mpox cases in healthcare settings.

  3. Updated contact tracing guidance and category 2 and category 3 contacts (English versions).

  4. Added easy read category 3 contact sheet; updated easy read category 2 contact sheet.

  5. Added easy read version of category 2 contact sheet.

  6. Updated contact tracing matrix.

  7. Updated contact information sheets for categories 2 and 3.

  8. Updated contact tracing guidance.

  9. Added Portuguese and Spanish translations of category 2 and 3 contact sheets.

  10. Updated contact tracing guidance.

  11. Removed links to category 1A and 1B contacts and symptomatic contacts.

  12. Updated contact tracing guidance.

  13. Updated contact tracing guidance.

  14. Added information sheets for contacts.

  15. Updated guidance to clarify recommendations for PEP after 14 days since last exposure.

  16. Updated matrix.

  17. Updated matrix.

  18. Added links to additional monkeypox guidance.

  19. First published.

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