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A Nosocomial Outbreak of Human Monkeypox in the Central African Republic.

ABSTRACT: An outbreak of familial monkeypox occurred in the Central African Republic in 2015/2016 by 3 transmission modes: familial, health care-related, and transport-related. Ten people (3 children and 7 adults) were infected. Most presented with cutaneous lesions and fever, and 2 children died. The viral strain responsible was a Zaire genotype strain.

SUBMITTER: Nakoune E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5920348 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Nosocomial Outbreak of Human Monkeypox in the Central African Republic.

Nakoune Emmanuel E Lampaert Emmanuel E Ndjapou Séverin Gervais SG Janssens Carole C Zuniga Isabel I Van Herp Michel M Fongbia Jean Paul JP Koyazegbe Thomas Daquin TD Selekon Benjamin B Komoyo Giscard Francis GF Garba-Ouangole Sandra Miriella SM Manengu Casimir C Manuguerra Jean-Claude JC Kazanji Mirdad M Gessain Antoine A Berthet Nicolas N

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An outbreak of familial monkeypox occurred in the Central African Republic in 2015/2016 by 3 transmission modes: familial, health care-related, and transport-related. Ten people (3 children and 7 adults) were infected. Most presented with cutaneous lesions and fever, and 2 children died. The viral strain responsible was a Zaire genotype strain. ...[more]

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