Clinical presentation and molecular diagnosis of a possible Mpox virus and Varicella zoster virus co-infection in an adult immunocompetent Filipino: a case report

• Main Authors: April Keith Balingit (Author), Phoebe Grace Grande (Author), Amalea Dulcene Nicolasora (Author), Francisco Gerardo Polotan (Author), Roslind Anne Pantoni (Author), Miguel Francisco Abulencia (Author), Maria Yna Joyce Chu (Author), Nicole Rivera (Author), Marie Socouer Oblepias (Author), Jemelyn Garcia (Author)
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• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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We report the first travel-related case of a possible Mpox-Varicella zoster virus (VZV) co-infection in the Philippines, a country that is endemic for Varicella but non-endemic for Mpox. A 29-year-old Filipino, female, with a travel history to Switzerland and with no prior history of VZV infection s...