Tanapox, South Africa, 2022

Tanapox is a rarely diagnosed zoonosis known to be endemic to equatorial Africa. All previously reported human cases were acquired within 10° north or south of the Equator, most recently 19 years ago. We describe a human case of tanapox in South Africa (24° south of the Equator). Expanded surveillan...

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Autores principales: Birkhead, Monica, Grayson, Wayne, Grobbelaar, Antoinette, Msimang, Veerle, Moolla, Naazneen, Mathee, Angela, Blumberg, Lucille, Marshall, Terry, Morobadi, Daniel, Popara, Mirjana, Weyer, Jacqueline
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10202874/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37022936
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2906.230326
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Sumario:Tanapox is a rarely diagnosed zoonosis known to be endemic to equatorial Africa. All previously reported human cases were acquired within 10° north or south of the Equator, most recently 19 years ago. We describe a human case of tanapox in South Africa (24° south of the Equator). Expanded surveillance for this pathogen is warranted.

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