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Notes from the Field: Exposures to Mpox Among Cases in Children Aged ≤12 Years - United States, September 25-December 31, 2022

Kaylea Nemechek et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
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Conflict of interest statement

All authors have completed and submitted the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors form for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. Stephen L. White reports travel support from the Association of Public Health Laboratories to attend the April 2023 committee meeting, travel support from the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists for attendance at the Advanced Molecular Detection workshop and the 2023 annual meeting, and uncompensated participation as the Vice Chair of the Association of Public Health Laboratories Global Health Committee. No other potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.

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