article · The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Clinical and Epidemiological Findings from Enhanced Monkeypox Surveillance in Tshuapa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo During 2011–2015

Erin Whitehouse
Yoshinori Nakazawa
Jean Malekani
Andrea M. McCollum
Inger K. Damon
Kay Radford
Elisabeth Pukuta
Elisabeth Muyamuna
Benjamin Monroe
Kimberly Wilkins
Jeffrey B. Doty
Christine M. Hughes
Jesse Bonwitt
Emile Okitolonda
Toutou Likafi
Béatrice Nguete
Joelle Kabamba
Jean‐Jacques Muyembe Tamfum
Robert Shongo Lushima
Li Yu
D. Scott Schmid
Whitni Davidson
Stomy Karhemere
Mary G. Reynolds

2021142 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

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Monkeypox incidence was twice that reported during 1980-1985, an increase possibly linked to declining immunity provided by smallpox vaccination. The high proportion of cases attributed to human exposures suggests changing exposure patterns. Cases were distributed across age and sex, suggesting frequent exposures that follow sociocultural norms.

Research topics

Poxvirus research and outbreaks
Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
Zoonotic diseases and public health

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-being

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DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab133

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