Monkeypox or varicella? lessons from a rash outbreak investigation in the republic of the congo

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 503-507

  MacNeil, Adam ^a,d   Reynolds, Mary G ^a   Carroll, Darin S ^a   Karem, Kevin ^a   Braden, Zach ^a   Lash, Ryan ^a   Moundeli, Amba ^b   Mombouli, Jean Vivien ^b   Jumaan, Aisha O ^c   Schmid, D Scott ^d   Damon, Inger K ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Marien Ngouabi University   (Congo)

^c PATH   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CONGO; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONKEYPOX; MONKEYPOX VIRUS; RASH; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIC; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; VIROLOGY;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3; MONKEYPOX VIRUS; ORTHOPOXVIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONGO; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONKEYPOX; MONKEYPOX VIRUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349138859     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.503     Document Type: Article

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