Presumptive risk factors for monkeypox in rural communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Presumptive risk factors for monkeypox in rural communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Monkeypox virus (MPXV), a close relative of Variola virus, is a zoonotic virus with an unknown reservoir. Interaction with infected wildlife, bites from peri-domestic animals, and bushmeat hunting are hypothesized routes of infection from wildlife to humans. Using a Risk Questionnaire, performed in...

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Main Authors: Claire A Quiner, Cynthia Moses, Benjamin P Monroe, Yoshinori Nakazawa, Jeffrey B Doty, Christine M Hughes, Andrea M McCollum, Saturnin Ibata, Jean Malekani, Emile Okitolonda, Darin S Carroll, Mary G Reynolds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5305065?pdf=render

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