1. National Monkeypox Surveillance, Central African Republic, 2001–2021
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Camille Besombes, Festus Mbrenga, Laura Schaeffer, Christian Malaka, Ella Gonofio, Jordi Landier, Ulrich Vickos, Xavier Konamna, Benjamin Selekon, Joella Namsenei Dankpea, Cassandre Von Platen, Franck Gislain Houndjahoue, Daniel Sylver Ouaïmon, Alexandre Hassanin, Nicolas Berthet, Jean-Claude Manuguerra, Antoine Gessain, Arnaud Fontanet, and Emmanuel Nakouné-Yandoko
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monkeypox ,monkeypox virus ,Central Africa ,Central African Republic ,national surveillance ,outbreak investigation ,Medicine ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
We analyzed monkeypox disease surveillance in Central African Republic (CAR) during 2001–2021. Surveillance data show 95 suspected outbreaks, 40 of which were confirmed as monkeypox, comprising 99 confirmed and 61 suspected monkeypox cases. After 2018, CAR’s annual rate of confirmed outbreaks increased, and 65% of outbreaks occurred in 2 forested regions bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The median patient age for confirmed cases was 15.5 years. The overall case-fatality ratio was 7.5% (12/160) for confirmed and suspected cases, 9.6% (8/83) for children
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- 2022
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