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Sounding the alarm: Defining thresholds to trigger a public health response to monkeypox

Sounding the alarm: Defining thresholds to trigger a public health response to monkeypox

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Sounding the alarm: Defining thresholds to trigger a public health response to monkeypox

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Sounding the alarm: Defining thresholds to trigger a public health response to monkeypox

Publisher

United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2018-12, Vol.12 (12), p.e0007034-e0007034

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), monkeypox is a zoonotic disease that causes smallpox-like illness in humans. Observed fluctuations in reported cases over time raises questions about when it is appropriate to mount a public health response, and what specific actions should be taken. We evaluated three different thresholds to d...

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Sounding the alarm: Defining thresholds to trigger a public health response to monkeypox

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2262859730

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2262859730

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ISSN

1935-2735,1935-2727

E-ISSN

1935-2735

DOI

10.1371/journal.pntd.0007034

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