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    Monkeypox - 2 year(s) ago

    Background and Epidemiology The first case of human monkeypox was detected in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo.1 Monkeypox virus is a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. The virus is related to smallpox with a similar but less severe clinical presentation.2 Two distinct clades of monkeypox have been identified: the West…

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