Endemic human monkeypox, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2001-2004.
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.
Rimoin
Anne W
AW
University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Kisalu
Neville
N
Kebela-Ilunga
Benoit
B
Mukaba
Thibaut
T
Wright
Linda L
LL
Formenty
Pierre
P
Wolfe
Nathan D
ND
Shongo
Robert Loshima
RL
Tshioko
Florimond
F
Okitolonda
Emile
E
Muyembe
Jean-Jacques
JJ
Ryder
Robert  W
R
Meyer
Hermann
H
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
D006388:Hemagglutinins