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SUBMITTER: Tumewu J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7447953 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Infectious disease reports 20200706 Suppl 1
<h4>Background</h4>Monkeypox is a zoonosis. The disease has a similar appearance to chickenpox caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). On May 9<sup>th</sup> 2019, there was one laboratory-confirmed case of monkeypox reported in Singapore. A man was also suspected of having monkeypox on June 1<sup>st</sup> 2019 in Surabaya, Indonesia, a neighboring country.<h4>Objective</h4>To report on a suspected case of monkeypox with differential diagnosis to chickenpox.<h4>Case</h4>A 51-year-old male was ...[more]