Introduction of Monkeypox into a Community and Household: Risk Factors and Zoonotic Reservoirs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

D. Nolen, Leisha; Osadebe, Lynda; Katomba, Jacques; Likofata, Jacques; Mukadi‐Bamuleka, Daniel; Monroe, Benjamin; B. Doty, Jeffrey; N. Kalemba, Lem’s; Malekani, Jean; Kabamba, Joelle; Lokwa Bomponda, Pierre; Inonga Lokota, Jules; Pie Balilo, Marcel; Likafi, Toutou; Shongo Lushima, Robert; Muyembe Tamfum, Jean‐Jacques; Okitolonda, Emile; M. McCollum, Andrea; G. Reynolds, Mary

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.15-0168

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Introduction of Monkeypox into a Community and Household: Risk Factors and Zoonotic Reservoirs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Published in American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene • May 27, 2015

Authors:

Leisha D. Nolen

Lynda Osadebe

Jacques Katomba

Abstract

An increased incidence of monkeypox (MPX) infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was noted by the regional surveillance system in October 2013. Little information exists regarding how MPX is introduced into the community and the factors associated with transmission within the household. ...

Subject

Monkeypox

Democracy

Geography

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