Human tanapox in Zaire: clinical and epidemiological observations on cases confirmed by laboratory studies

Human tanapox, a mild disease characterized by a short febrile illness associated with one or more skin lesions, is important because of its possible confusion with smallpox. The article describes clinical and epidemiological features of 264 laboratory-confirmed tanapox cases observed in a geographi...

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Published in:Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1985, Vol.63 (6), p.1027-1035
Main Authors: JEZEK, Z, ARITA, I, SZCZENIOWSKI, M, PALUKU, K. M, RUTI, K, NAKANO, J. H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Poxviridae Infections - epidemiology
Poxviridae Infections - physiopathology
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Summary:Human tanapox, a mild disease characterized by a short febrile illness associated with one or more skin lesions, is important because of its possible confusion with smallpox. The article describes clinical and epidemiological features of 264 laboratory-confirmed tanapox cases observed in a geographically limited area in northern Zaire over the period 1979-83.
ISSN:0042-9686
1564-0604