Outbreak of Human Monkeypox, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996 to 1997
Human monkeypox is a zoonotic smallpox-like disease caused by an orthopoxvirus of interhuman transmissibility too low to sustain spread in susceptible populations. In February 1997, 88 cases of febrile pustular rash were identified for the previous 12 months in 12 villages of the Katako-Kombe Health...
Main Authors: | Yvan J.F. Hutin, R. Joel Williams, Philippe Malfait, Richard Pebody, Vladamir N. Loparev, Susan L. Ropp, Mariangelli Rodriguez, Janice C Knight, Florimont K. Tshioko, Ali S Khan, Mark V. Szczeniowski, Joseph J. Esposito |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2001-06-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/3/01-7311_article |
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