Extended Human-to-Human Transmission during a Monkeypox Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the C...
Extended Human-to-Human Transmission during a Monkeypox Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Nolen, Leisha Diane , Osadebe, Lynda , Katomba, Jacques , Likofata, Jacques , Mukadi, Daniel , Monroe, Benjamin , Doty, Jeffrey , Hughes, Christine Marie , Kabamba, Joelle , Malekani, Jean , Bomponda, Pierre Lokwa , Lokota, Jules Inonga , Balilo, Marcel Pie , Likafi, Toutou , Lushima, Robert Shongo , Ilunga, Benoit Kebela , Nkawa, Frida , Pukuta, Elisabeth , Karhemere, Stomy , Tamfum, Jean-Jacques Muyembe , Nguete, Beatrice , Wemakoy, Emile Okitolonda , McCollum, Andrea M. and Reynolds, Mary G.
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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English
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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A >600% increase in monkeypox cases occurred in the Bokungu Health Zone of the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the second half of 2013; this increase prompted an outbreak investigation. A total of 104 possible cases were reported from this health zone; among 60 suspected cases that were tested, 50 (48.1%) cases were confirmed by laboratory...
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Extended Human-to-Human Transmission during a Monkeypox Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Author / Creator
Osadebe, Lynda
Katomba, Jacques
Likofata, Jacques
Mukadi, Daniel
Monroe, Benjamin
Doty, Jeffrey
Hughes, Christine Marie
Kabamba, Joelle
Malekani, Jean
Bomponda, Pierre Lokwa
Lokota, Jules Inonga
Balilo, Marcel Pie
Likafi, Toutou
Lushima, Robert Shongo
Ilunga, Benoit Kebela
Nkawa, Frida
Pukuta, Elisabeth
Karhemere, Stomy
Tamfum, Jean-Jacques Muyembe
Nguete, Beatrice
Wemakoy, Emile Okitolonda
McCollum, Andrea M.
Reynolds, Mary G.
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_4a0198bca5fa4def8289e412bd5ae872
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_4a0198bca5fa4def8289e412bd5ae872
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1080-6040,1080-6059
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1080-6059
DOI
10.3201/eid2206.150579
