The monkeypox case definition in the UK is broad - Authors' reply

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¹ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK; Department of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
² Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK.
³ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK; Lifespan and Population Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
⁴ Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK.
⁵ Lifespan and Population Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
⁶ Oxford Big Data Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁷ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK; Department of Virology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
⁸ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK; Department of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK. Electronic address: manish.pareek@leicester.ac.uk.

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Daniel Pan et al. Lancet. 2022.

. 2022 Oct 15;400(10360):1301-1302.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01807-4.

¹ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK; Department of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
² Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK.
³ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK; Lifespan and Population Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
⁴ Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK.
⁵ Lifespan and Population Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
⁶ Oxford Big Data Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁷ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK; Department of Virology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
⁸ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK; Department of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK. Electronic address: manish.pareek@leicester.ac.uk.

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The monkeypox case definition in the UK is broad.
Callaby H, Wakerley D, Houlihan C, Gordon C, Rampling T. Callaby H, et al. Lancet. 2022 Oct 15;400(10360):1301. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01803-7. Lancet. 2022. PMID: 36244376 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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