Simple technique for in field samples collection in the cases of skin rash illness and subsequent PCR detection of orthopoxviruses and varicella zoster virus.
BACKGROUND: In case of outbreak of rash illness in remote areas, clinically discriminating monkeypox (MPX) from severe form of chickenpox and from smallpox remains a concern for first responders. OBJECTIVE: The goal of the study was therefore to use MPX and chickenpox outbreaks in Democratic Republi...
Main Authors: | Catherine Dumont, Leonid M Irenge, Edmond K Magazani, Daniel Garin, Jean-Jacques T Muyembe, Mostafa Bentahir, Jean-Luc Gala |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4026132?pdf=render |
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