Human Monkeypox: A Study of 2,510 Contacts of 214 Patients

A study of 2,510 contacts of 214 patients with human monkeypox was conducted in Zaire from 1980 to 1984. Among the contacts of 130 primary cases of human monkeypox, a further 22 co-primary and 62 secondary cases were detected, and an additional fourteen people who had no evidence of clinical disease...

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 1986-10, Vol.154 (4), p.551-555
Main Authors: Jezek, Z., Marennikova, S. S., Mutumbo, M., Nakano, J. H., Paluku, K. M., Szczeniowski, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age Factors
Antibodies
Antibodies, Viral - analysis
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Disease transmission
Diseases
Epidemiology
Female
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infant
Infections
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Monkeypox virus - immunology
Poxviridae Infections - epidemiology
Poxviridae Infections - immunology
Poxviridae Infections - transmission
Scars
Smallpox
Specimens
Symptoms
Tropical viral diseases
Vaccination
Viral cardiopathies
Viral diseases
Viral Vaccines
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Summary:A study of 2,510 contacts of 214 patients with human monkeypox was conducted in Zaire from 1980 to 1984. Among the contacts of 130 primary cases of human monkeypox, a further 22 co-primary and 62 secondary cases were detected, and an additional fourteen people who had no evidence of clinical disease had positive serological results. A majority of the clinical and subclinical cases of monkeypox occurred in children
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1093/infdis/154.4.551