Volume 7, Number 3—June 2001
Research
Outbreak of Human Monkeypox, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996 to 1997
Yvan J.F. Hutin*, R. Joel Williams*, Philippe Malfait†, Richard Pebody†, Vladamir N. Loparev*, Susan L. Ropp*, Mariangelli Rodriguez*, Janice C Knight*, Florimont K. Tshioko‡, Ali S Khan*, Mark V. Szczeniowski‡, and Joseph J. Esposito*
Table 2
Species of animals caught in the wild and monkeypox virus plaque reduction neutralization antibody assay results, Katako-Kombe Health Zone, February 23-27, 1997
| Number |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal species | Common name | Tested | Pos. | Proportionpos. |
| Cercopithecus ascanius | Spot-nosed monkey | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cercopithecus neglectus | Debrazza monkey | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Perodicticus potto | Bosman's potto | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Galogoides demidovi | Demidoff galago | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Genetta rubiginosa | Genet | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sus scrofa | Domestic pig | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Praomys jacksoni | Forest rat | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cricetomys emini | Gambian rat | 19 | 3 | 15.8% |
| Cavia sp. | Guinea pig | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Petrodromus tetradactylus | Elephant shrew | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Dendrohyrax arboreus | Tree hyrax | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Funisciurus anerythrus | Thomas's tree squirrel | 4 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Funisciurus congicus | Kuhl's tree squirrel | 18 | 7 | 38.9% |
| Heliosciurus rufobrachium |
Sun squirrel |
2 |
1 |
50.0% |
| Total | 59 | 15 | 25.4% | |
