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. 2023 Feb 1;50(2):63-65.
doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001705. Epub 2022 Oct 28.

Current Evidence Demonstrates That Monkeypox Is a Sexually Transmitted Infection

Lao-Tzu Allan-Blitz  1 , Jeffrey D Klausner  2
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Current Evidence Demonstrates That Monkeypox Is a Sexually Transmitted Infection

Lao-Tzu Allan-Blitz et al. Sex Transm Dis. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest and Sources of Funding: L.-T.A.-B. served as a consultant for Curative Inc., J.D.K. has received consulting fees from Curative Inc.

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