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Laboratory Investigations of African Pouched Rats (Cricetomys gambianus) as a Potential Reservoir Ho...

Laboratory Investigations of African Pouched Rats (Cricetomys gambianus) as a Potential Reservoir Ho...

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Laboratory Investigations of African Pouched Rats (Cricetomys gambianus) as a Potential Reservoir Host Species for Monkeypox Virus

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Laboratory Investigations of African Pouched Rats (Cricetomys gambianus) as a Potential Reservoir Host Species for Monkeypox Virus

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2015-10, Vol.9 (10), p.e0004013-e0004013

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease endemic to central and western Africa, where it is a major public health concern. Although Monkeypox virus (MPXV) and monkeypox disease in humans have been well characterized, little is known about its natural history, or its maintenance in animal populations of sylvatic reservoir(s). In 2003, several species of rode...

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Laboratory Investigations of African Pouched Rats (Cricetomys gambianus) as a Potential Reservoir Host Species for Monkeypox Virus

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1733645828

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1733645828

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ISSN

1935-2735,1935-2727

E-ISSN

1935-2735

DOI

10.1371/journal.pntd.0004013

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