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A Nosocomial Outbreak of Human Monkeypox in the Central African Republic

Open Forum Infectious Diseases (2017) 4(4)
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx168
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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.

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Nakoune, E., Lampaert, E., Ndjapou, S. G., Janssens, C., Zuniga, I., Van Herp, M., … Berthet, N. (2017). A Nosocomial Outbreak of Human Monkeypox in the Central African Republic. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 4(4). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx168

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