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Case Reports
. 2022 Sep-Oct:49:102394.
doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102394. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

Monkeypox virus: A novel sexually transmitted disease? A case report from France

Alexandre Vallée  1 , Eric Farfour  2 , David Zucman  3
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Case Reports

Monkeypox virus: A novel sexually transmitted disease? A case report from France

Alexandre Vallée et al. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2022 Sep-Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Epidemic; Human monkeypox virus; Monkeypox; Orthopoxvirus; Sexually transmitted disease; Virus.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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A: Number of cases of patients infected by Monkeypox virus in France; B: Typical vesicles of monkeypox skin lesion on genitals.
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