Serologic evidence of human orthopoxvirus infections in Sierra Leone

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Orthopoxviruses, including variola virus, vaccinia virus, and monkeypox virus, have previously been documented in humans in West Africa, however, no cases of human orthopoxvirus infection have been reported in the region since 1986....

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Main Authors: Goba Augustine, Lungay Victor K, Robert Willie, Kanneh Lansana D, Fonnie Richard, Lash RR, Reynolds Mary G, Abel Jason, MacNeil Adam, Moses Lina M, Damon Inger K, Karem Kevin, Bausch Daniel G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/465