Short report: Detection of human monkeypox in the Republic of the Congo following intensive community education

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 982-985

  Reynolds, Mary G ^a   Emerson, Ginny L ^a   Pukuta, Elisabeth ^b   Karhemere, Stomy ^b   Muyembe, Jean J ^b   Bikindou, Alain ^c   McCollum, Andrea M ^a   Moses, Cynthia ^d   Wilkins, Kimberly ^a   Zhao, Hui ^a   Damon, Inger K ^a   Karem, Kevin L ^a   Li, Yu ^a   Carroll, Darin S ^e   Mombouli, Jean V ^f  

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

^b INRB Virology ^*  (Congo)

^c Medecins d'Afrique Medicine   (Congo)

^d INCEF ^*  (United States)

^e Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (United States)

^f National Laboratory   (Congo)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MONKEYPOX; MONKEYPOX VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CONGO; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CONGO; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MONKEYPOX; MONKEYPOX VIRUS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877106764     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0758     Document Type: Article

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