Enhancing case definitions for surveillance of human monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

• Glavni autori: Lynda Osadebe (Autor), Christine M Hughes (Autor), Robert Shongo Lushima (Autor), Joelle Kabamba (Autor), Beatrice Nguete (Autor), Jean Malekani (Autor), Elisabeth Pukuta (Autor), Stomy Karhemere (Autor), Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum (Autor), Emile Wemakoy Okitolonda (Autor), Mary G Reynolds (Autor), Andrea M McCollum (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Human monkeypox (MPX) occurs at appreciable rates in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV) has a similar presentation to that of MPX, and in areas where MPX is endemic these two illnesses are commonly mistaken. This study evaluated the diagnostic utility...