Human monkeypox in Kasai Oriental, Zaire (1996-1997).
Monkeypox is an orthopoxvirus with enzootic circulation in the rainforests of central and western Africa; the virus can be transmitted to humans and cause a syndrome clinically similar to smallpox (e.g., pustular rash, fever, respiratory symptoms, and in
Mwanbal
P.T.
PT
Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Saint-Maurice, France.
Tshioko
K.F.
KF
Moudi
A
A
Mukinda
V
V
Mwema
G.N.
GN
Messinger
D
D
Okito
L
L
Barakymfyte
D
D
Malfait
P
P
Pebody
R
R
Szczeniowski
M
M
Esteves
K
K
Heymann
D
D
Hutin
Y
Y
Williams
R.J.
RJ
Khan
A.S.
AS
Esposito
J.J.
JJ