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. 2023 Mar 9;85(3):550-552.
doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000000091. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Monkeypox in children and elderly: correspondence

Ranjit Sah  1   2 , Abdelmonem Siddiq  3 , Aroop Mohanty  4 , Mohammed A Rais  5 , Tareq Al-Ahdal  6 , Bijaya K Padhi  7
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Monkeypox in children and elderly: correspondence

Ranjit Sah et al. Ann Med Surg (Lond). .
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Figure 1
The cases of monkeypox distributed over the different age groups and sex. Adapted from WHO.
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Figure 2
The cases of monkeypox distributed over the different age groups and sex excluding the men cases who have sex with men. Adapted from WHO.
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