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Case Reports

Reemergence of Human Monkeypox in Nigeria, 2017

Adesola Yinka-Ogunleye et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Jun.

Abstract

In Nigeria, before 2017 the most recent case of human monkeypox had been reported in 1978. By mid-November 2017, a large outbreak caused by the West African clade resulted in 146 suspected cases and 42 laboratory-confirmed cases from 14 states. Although the source is unknown, multiple sources are suspected.

Keywords: Human monkeypox; Nigeria; disease; reemergence; viruses; zoonoses.

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Papulopustular rash on hand (A) and face (B) of patient with monkeypox.
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