Laboratory Diagnosis of Mpox, Central African Republic, 2016–2022

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Garba-Ouangole, Sandra ; Bourner, Josephine ; Mbrenga, Festus ; Gonofio, Ella ; Selekon, Benjamin ; Manirakiza, Alexandre ; Kalthan, Ernest ; Malaka, Christian ; Boum, Yap ; Olliaro, Piero ; Nakouné, Emmanuel
• Description:
  During 2016-2022, PCR testing confirmed 100 mpox cases among 302 suspected cases in the Central African Republic. The highest detection rates were from active lesions (40%) and scabs (36%); cycle thresholds were lower (≈18) than those for blood samples (≈33). Results were consistent for generic primer- and clade I primer-specific PCR tests.
• Subjects:
  Clinical Laboratory Techniques Humans Mpox (monkeypox)
• Keywords:
  Central African Republic Monkeypox Monkeypox Virus Mpox Viruses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(9):1846-1849
• Pubmed ID:
  37437563
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10461668
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  215091/Z/18/Z/WT_/Wellcome TrustUnited Kingdom/ ; DH_/Department of HealthUnited Kingdom/
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Central African Republic
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:97cbc4e388561b1184755e4e333da9556d25b3f0351d62254369c1c89fe0fc1a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/133590/cdc_133590_DS1.pdf
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