A systematic review of the epidemiology of human monkeypox outbreaks and implications for outbreak s...
A systematic review of the epidemiology of human monkeypox outbreaks and implications for outbreak strategy
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Monkeypox is a vesicular-pustular illness that carries a secondary attack rate in the order of 10% in contacts unvaccinated against smallpox. Case fatality rates range from 1 to 11%, but scarring and other sequelae are common in survivors. It continues to cause outbreaks in remote populations in Central and West Africa, in areas with poor access an...
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A systematic review of the epidemiology of human monkeypox outbreaks and implications for outbreak strategy
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2314543526
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2314543526
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1935-2735,1935-2727
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1935-2735
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0007791
