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Wildlife surveillance for emergent disease

Nature Microbiology volume 5, pages 885–886 (2020)Cite this article

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Monkeypox, a zoonotic disease that is marked in humans by a smallpox-like rash, may present as a rash-less respiratory disease in wild chimpanzees.

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Fig. 1: Monkeypox outbreaks.

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This work was supported in part through a Laulima Government Solutions, LLC prime contract with the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under contract no. HHSN272201800013C. J.H.K. performed this work as an employee of Tunnell Government Services (TGS), a subcontractor of Laulima Government Solutions, LLC.

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