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. 2007 Aug;13(8):1150–1157. doi: 10.3201/eid1308.061365

Table 3. General work practices of 74 veterinary facility cohort members during outbreak of monkeypox virus infections, Wisconsin, 2003*.

Work practice No. (%)
Sanitizes examination table 44 (81)
Sanitizes examination room countertops 32 (59)
Eats in work break room 59 (82)
Eats where animals are treated or housed 1 (1)
Drinks where animals are treated or housed 10 (14)
Chews gum where animals are treated or housed 11 (15)
Applies lip products where animals are treated or housed 6 (8)
When cleaning cages, agitates bedding enough to aerosolize material in cage 5 (10)
Wears gloves when cleaning ill animals' cages 6 (12)
Does animal laundry at work 31 (58)
Cleans hands after contact with ill animals 65 (93)
Cleans hands before eating at work 67 (92)
Cleans hands when leaves work 57 (77)
Changes out of work shoes before leaving work 8 (11)
Changes out of work clothes before leaving work 7 (11)
Washes work clothes at home 70 (95)
Washes laboratory coat at home 14 (50)
Washes work clothes between work shifts 67 (93)
Washes laboratory coat between work shifts
15 (50)
*The denominators vary according to the number of cohort members who perform a given task.