Reemergence of Human Monkeypox in Nigeria, 2017

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Yinka-Ogunleye, Adesola ; Aruna, Olusola ; Ogoina, Dimie ; Aworabhi, Neni ; Eteng, Womi ; Badaru, Sikiru ; Mohammed, Amina ; Agenyi, Jeremiah ; Etebu, E.N. ; Numbere, Tamuno-Wari ; Ndoreraho, Adolphe ; Nkunzimana, Eduard ; Disu, Yahyah ; Dalhat, Mahmood ; Nguku, Patrick ; Mohammed, Abdulaziz ; Saleh, Muhammad ; McCollum, Andrea ; Wilkins, Kimberly ; Faye, Ousmane ; Sall, Amadou ; Happi, Christian ; Mba, Nwando ; Ojo, Olubumi ; Ihekweazu, Chikwe
• Description:
  In Nigeria, before 2017 the most recent case of human monkeypox had been reported in 1978. By mid-November 2017, a large outbreak caused by the West African clade resulted in 146 suspected cases and 42 laboratory-confirmed cases from 14 states. Although the source is unknown, multiple sources are suspected.
• Subjects:
  Animals Child Communicable Diseases, Emerging Disease Outbreaks Exanthema Humans Male Monkeypox Virus Mpox (monkeypox) Population Surveillance Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(6):1149-1151.
• Pubmed ID:
  29619921
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6004876
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Nigeria
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a24c6112dfd1635a4086ac51cc0bba79cf23acbcf6045166736962da4fbc2de7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/56338/cdc_56338_DS1.pdf
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