Questions and Answers About Monkeypox

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Questions and Answers About Monkeypox

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November 4, 2003
By Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

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Monkeypox is a rare viral disease that occurs mainly in the rain forest countries of central and west Africa. The disease was first discovered in laboratory monkeys in 1958. Blood tests of animals in Africa later found evidence of monkeypox infection in a number of African rodents. The virus that causes monkeypox was recovered from an African squirrel. Laboratory studies showed that the virus also could infect mice, rats, and rabbits. In 1970, monkeypox was reported in humans for the first time. In June 2003, monkeypox was reported in prairie dogs and humans in the United States.
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Disease Outbreaks Infection Control Mpox (monkeypox)/prevention & Control Quarantine/veterinary
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Fact Sheet
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7 numbered pages
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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