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Volume 16, Number 10—October 2010
Research

Human Monkeypox Outbreak Caused by Novel Virus Belonging to Congo Basin Clade, Sudan, 2005

Pierre FormentyComments to Author , 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)

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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).

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).

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