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. 1997 May;2(5):33-35.
doi: 10.2807/esm.02.05.00161-en.

Human monkeypox in Kasai Oriental, Zaire (1996-1997)

P.T. Mwanbal  1 , K.F. Tshioko, A Moudi, V Mukinda, G.N. Mwema, D Messinger, L Okito, D Barakymfyte, P Malfait, R Pebody, M Szczeniowski, K Esteves, D Heymann, Y Hutin, R.J. Williams, A.S. Khan, J.J. Esposito
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Human monkeypox in Kasai Oriental, Zaire (1996-1997)

P.T. Mwanbal et al. Euro Surveill. 1997 May.

Abstract

Monkeypox is an orthopoxvirus with enzootic circulation in the rainforests of central and western Africa; the virus can be transmitted to humans and cause a syndrome clinically similar to smallpox (e.g., pustular rash, fever, respiratory symptoms, and in

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