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Endemic Human Monkeypox, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2001–2004 - Volume 13, Number 6—June 2007 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC

Rimoin, Anne W;
Kisalu, Neville;
Kebela-Ilunga, Benoit;
Mukaba, Thibaut;
Wright, Linda L;
Formenty, Pierre;
Wolfe, Nathan D;
Shongo, Robert Loshima;
Tshioko, Florimond;
Okitolonda, Emile;
Muyembe, Jean-Jacques;
Ryder, Robert W;
Meyer, Hermann

UCLA Previously Published Works (2007)

By analyzing vesicle fluids and crusted scabs from 136 persons with suspected monkeypox, we identified 51 cases of monkeypox by PCR, sequenced the hemagglutinin gene, and confirmed 94% of cases by virus culture. PCR demonstrated chickenpox in 61 patients. Coinfection with both viruses was found in 1 additional patient.

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