title: Endemic human monkeypox, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2001-2004.
abstract: By analyzing vesicle fluids and crusted scabs from 136 persons with suspected monkeypox, we identified 51 cases of monkeypox by PCR, sequenced the hemagglutinin gene, and confirmed 94% of cases by virus culture. PCR demonstrated chickenpox in 61 patients. Coinfection with both viruses was found in 1 additional patient.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Anne W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Rimoin
authors.forename: Neville
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kisalu
authors.forename: Benoit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kebela-Ilunga
authors.forename: Thibaut
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mukaba
authors.forename: Linda L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Formenty
authors.forename: Nathan D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.forename: Robert Loshima
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Shongo
authors.forename: Florimond
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tshioko
authors.forename: Emile
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Okitolonda
authors.forename: Jean-Jacques
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Muyembe
authors.forename: Robert  W
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ryder
authors.forename: Hermann
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D006388:Hemagglutinins / Q000235:genetics; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D045908:Mpox, Monkeypox / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011159:Population Surveillance
chemical_list: D006388:Hemagglutinins