Human Monkeypox Outbreak Caused by Novel Virus Belonging to Congo Basin Clade, Sudan, 2005
Pierre Formenty
, Mohammed O. Muntasir, Inger K. Damon, Vipul Chowdhary, Martin L. Opoka, Charlotte Monimart, Elmangory M. Mutasim, Jean-Claude Manuguerra, Whitni B. Davidson, Kevin L. Karem, Jeanne Cabeza, Sharlenna Wang, Mamunur R. Malik, Thierry Durand, Abdalhalim Khalid, Thomas Rioton, Andrea Kuong-Ruay, Alimagboul A. Babiker, Mubarak E.M. Karsani, and Magdi S. Abdalla
Author affiliations: Author affiliations: World Health Organization Global Alert and Response, Geneva, Switzerland (P. Formenty); Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan (M.O. Muntasir, A.A. Babiker, M.S. Abdalla); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (I. Damon, W.B. Davidson, K.L. Karem); Médecins Sans Frontières France Office in Sudan, Khartoum (V. Chowdhary, C. Monimart, J. Cabeza, T. Durand, A. Khalid, T. Rioton); World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt (M.L. Opoka); Minister of Health of Unity State, Bentiu, Sudan (A. Kuong-Ruay); National Public Health Laboratory, Khartoum (E.M. Mutasim, M.E.M. Karsani); Institut Pasteur, Paris, France (Jean-Claude Manuguerra); World Health Organization Country Office, Khartoum (S. Wang, M.R. Malik)
Main Article
Figure 1
Figure 1. Geographic distribution of cases of human monkeypox virus infection in Unity State, Sudan, 2005. Inset shows location of Sudan (gray shading) and area of consideration within Unity State (white box).
Main Article
Page created: September 07, 2011
Page updated: September 07, 2011
Page reviewed: September 07, 2011
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.