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. 2022 Nov;22(11):1531-1532.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00611-9. Epub 2022 Sep 29.

Viral replication and infectivity of monkeypox through semen

Abdullah Reda  1 , Ranjit Sah  2 , Alfonso J Rodriguez-Morales  3 , Jaffer Shah  4
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Viral replication and infectivity of monkeypox through semen

Abdullah Reda et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2022 Nov.
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