Assessing the effectiveness of a community intervention for monkeypox prevention in the Congo basin.

• Main Authors: Amira A Roess (Author), Benjamin P Monroe (Author), Eric A Kinzoni (Author), Seamus Gallagher (Author), Saturnin R Ibata (Author), Nkenda Badinga (Author), Trolienne M Molouania (Author), Fredy S Mabola (Author), Jean V Mombouli (Author), Darin S Carroll (Author), Adam MacNeil (Author), Noelle A Benzekri (Author), Cynthia Moses (Author), Inger K Damon (Author), Mary G Reynolds (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: In areas where health resources are limited, community participation in the recognition and reporting of disease hazards is critical for the identification of outbreaks. This is particularly true for zoonotic diseases such as monkeypox that principally affect people living in remote area...