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. 2023 Jul-Aug:54:102599.
doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102599. Epub 2023 Jun 2.

The arrival of Mpox in Venezuela: Why so few cases?

Mario Comegna  1 , David M Flora-Noda  2 , Fhabián S Carrión-Nessi  3 , Ioannis Adamidis  4 , Julio Moreno  4 , María E Landaeta  2 , David A Forero-Peña  5
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The arrival of Mpox in Venezuela: Why so few cases?

Mario Comegna et al. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2023 Jul-Aug.
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Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Lesions observed in the four confirmed cases of human MPXV infection. Image A shows lesions on the chest and abdomen, image B shows lesions on the deltoid, images C and D show lesions on the left arm and right elbow crease, respectively. Image E shows an inguinal lesion, image F shows perianal lesions, and image G shows proctitis diagnosed by anoscopy.
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