Endemic Human Monkeypox, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2001–2004

Endemic Human Monkeypox, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2001–2004

By analyzing vesicle fluids and crusted scabs from 136 persons with suspected monkeypox, we identified 51 cases of monkeypox by PCR, sequenced the hemagglutinin gene, and confirmed 94% of cases by virus culture. PCR demonstrated chickenpox in 61 patients. Coinfection with both viruses was found in 1...

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Main Authors: Anne W. Rimoin, Neville Kisalu, Benoit Kebela-Ilunga, Thibaut Mukaba, Linda L. Wright, Pierre Formenty, Nathan D. Wolfe, Robert Loshima Shongo, Florimond Tshioko, Emile Okitolonda, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Robert W. Ryder, Hermann Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Human monkeypox
monkeypox virus
chickenpox
varicella-zoster virus
VZV
Democratic Republic of Congo
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/6/06-1540_article

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