Ecological niche and geographic distribution of human monkeypox in Africa.

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Published in PLoS One on January 31, 2007

Authors

Rebecca S Levine1, A Townsend Peterson, Krista L Yorita, Darin Carroll, Inger K Damon, Mary G Reynolds

Author Affiliations

1: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Poxvirus Program, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.

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