Human Monkeypox in Sierra Leone after 44-Year Absence of Reported Cases

We note the reemergence of human monkeypox in Sierra Leone following a 44-year absence of reported disease. The persons affected were an 11-month-old boy and, several years later, a 35-year-old man. The reappearance of monkeypox in this country suggests a need for renewed vigilance and awareness of...

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Autores principales: Reynolds, Mary G., Wauquier, Nadia, Li, Yu, Satheshkumar, Panayampalli Subbian, Kanneh, Lansana D., Monroe, Benjamin, Maikere, Jacob, Saffa, Gbessay, Gonzalez, Jean-Paul, Fair, Joseph, Carroll, Darin S., Jambai, Amara, Dafae, Foday, Khan, Sheik Humarr, Moses, Lina M.
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6478203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30753125
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.180832
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author Reynolds, Mary G.
Wauquier, Nadia
Li, Yu
Satheshkumar, Panayampalli Subbian
Kanneh, Lansana D.
Monroe, Benjamin
Maikere, Jacob
Saffa, Gbessay
Gonzalez, Jean-Paul
Fair, Joseph
Carroll, Darin S.
Jambai, Amara
Dafae, Foday
Khan, Sheik Humarr
Moses, Lina M.
author_facet Reynolds, Mary G.
Wauquier, Nadia
Li, Yu
Satheshkumar, Panayampalli Subbian
Kanneh, Lansana D.
Monroe, Benjamin
Maikere, Jacob
Saffa, Gbessay
Gonzalez, Jean-Paul
Fair, Joseph
Carroll, Darin S.
Jambai, Amara
Dafae, Foday
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description We note the reemergence of human monkeypox in Sierra Leone following a 44-year absence of reported disease. The persons affected were an 11-month-old boy and, several years later, a 35-year-old man. The reappearance of monkeypox in this country suggests a need for renewed vigilance and awareness of the disease and its manifestations.
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spelling pubmed-64782032019-05-08 Human Monkeypox in Sierra Leone after 44-Year Absence of Reported Cases Reynolds, Mary G. Wauquier, Nadia Li, Yu Satheshkumar, Panayampalli Subbian Kanneh, Lansana D. Monroe, Benjamin Maikere, Jacob Saffa, Gbessay Gonzalez, Jean-Paul Fair, Joseph Carroll, Darin S. Jambai, Amara Dafae, Foday Khan, Sheik Humarr Moses, Lina M. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter We note the reemergence of human monkeypox in Sierra Leone following a 44-year absence of reported disease. The persons affected were an 11-month-old boy and, several years later, a 35-year-old man. The reappearance of monkeypox in this country suggests a need for renewed vigilance and awareness of the disease and its manifestations. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-05 /pmc/articles/PMC6478203/ /pubmed/30753125 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.180832 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Research Letter
Reynolds, Mary G.
Wauquier, Nadia
Li, Yu
Satheshkumar, Panayampalli Subbian
Kanneh, Lansana D.
Monroe, Benjamin
Maikere, Jacob
Saffa, Gbessay
Gonzalez, Jean-Paul
Fair, Joseph
Carroll, Darin S.
Jambai, Amara
Dafae, Foday
Khan, Sheik Humarr
Moses, Lina M.
Human Monkeypox in Sierra Leone after 44-Year Absence of Reported Cases
title Human Monkeypox in Sierra Leone after 44-Year Absence of Reported Cases
title_full Human Monkeypox in Sierra Leone after 44-Year Absence of Reported Cases
title_fullStr Human Monkeypox in Sierra Leone after 44-Year Absence of Reported Cases
title_full_unstemmed Human Monkeypox in Sierra Leone after 44-Year Absence of Reported Cases
title_short Human Monkeypox in Sierra Leone after 44-Year Absence of Reported Cases
title_sort human monkeypox in sierra leone after 44-year absence of reported cases
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6478203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30753125
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.180832
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