Human monkeypox in Kasaï Oriental, Zaire (1996-1997)

P. T. Mwanba; K F Tshioko; A Moudi; V Mukinda; G. N. Mwema; D Messinger; L Okito; D Barakymfyte; P Malfait; R Pebody; M Szczeniowski; K Esteves; D Heymann; Y Hutin; R J Williams; A. S. Khan; J J Esposito

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Human monkeypox in Kasaï Oriental, Zaire (1996-1997)
P. T. Mwanba¹ , K F Tshioko¹ , A Moudi¹ , V Mukinda² , G. N. Mwema³ , D Messinger³ , L Okito⁴ , D Barakymfyte⁵ , P Malfait⁶ , R Pebody⁶ , M Szczeniowski⁷ , K Esteves⁷ , D Heymann⁷ , Y Hutin⁸ , R J Williams⁸ , A. S. Khan⁸ , J J Esposito⁸
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Affiliations: ¹ WHO representative, World Health Organization (WHO)-Zaire, Kinshasa, Zaire ² Médecins Sans Frontières ³ Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Zaire ⁴ Ecole de Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Zaire ⁵ WHO African Regional Office, Brazzaville, Congo ⁶ European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training, Brussels, Belgium ⁷ Emerging and other Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Control, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland ⁸ Epidemiology Program Office, Special Pathogen Branch and Poxvirus Section, Viral Exanthems and Herpesviruses Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Centers for Infectious Diseases, CDC

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Citation style for this article: Mwanbal P. T., Tshioko K F, Moudi A, Mukinda V, Mwema G. N., Messinger D, Okito L, Barakymfyte D, Malfait P, Pebody R , Szczeniowski M, Esteves K, Heymann D, Hutin Y, Williams R J, Khan A. S., Esposito J J. Human monkeypox in Kasaï Oriental, Zaire (1996-1997). Euro Surveill. 1997;2(5):pii=161. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.02.05.00161-en

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Abstract

Monkeypox is an orthopoxvirus with enzootic circulation in the rainforests of central and western Africa; the virus can be transmitted to humans and cause a syndrome clinically similar to smallpox (e.g., pustular rash, fever, respiratory symptoms, and in