Laboratory Investigations of African Pouched Rats (Cricetomys gambianus) as a Potential Reservoir Host Species for Monkeypox Virus.

• Main Authors: Christina L Hutson (Author), Yoshinori J Nakazawa (Author), Joshua Self (Author), Victoria A Olson (Author), Russell L Regnery (Author), Zachary Braden (Author), Sonja Weiss (Author), Jean Malekani (Author), Eddie Jackson (Author), Mallory Tate (Author), Kevin L Karem (Author), Tonie E Rocke (Author), Jorge E Osorio (Author), Inger K Damon (Author), Darin S Carroll (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease endemic to central and western Africa, where it is a major public health concern. Although Monkeypox virus (MPXV) and monkeypox disease in humans have been well characterized, little is known about its natural history, or its maintenance in animal populations of sylva...