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A Nosocomial Outbreak of Human Monkeypox in the Central African Republic

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Nakoune, Emmanuel | Lampaert, Emmanuel | Ndjapou, Séverin Gervais | Janssens, Carole | Zuniga, Isabel | van Herp, Michel | Fongbia, Jean Paul | Koyazegbe, Thomas Daquin | Selekon, Benjamin | Komoyo, Giscard Francis | Garba-Ouangole, Sandra Miriella | Manengu, Casimir | Manuguerra, Jean-Claude | Kazanji, Mirdad | Gessain, Antoine | Berthet, Nicolas

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International audience. Abstract An outbreak of familial monkeypox occurred in the Central African Republic in 2015/2016 by 3 transmission modes: familial, health care–related, and transport-related. Ten people (3 children and 7 adults) were infected. Most presented with cutaneous lesions and fever, and 2 children died. The viral strain responsible was a Zaire genotype strain.

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