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Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research, hence the name ‘monkeypox.’ The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a period of intensified effort to eliminate smallpox. Since then monkeypox has been reported in humans in other central and western African countries.
About Monkeypox
Signs and Symptoms
Transmission
Prevention
2003 U.S. Outbreak
African Rodent Importation Ban
Resources
Related Links
Poxvirus
Molluscum Contagiosum
Orf Virus (Sore Mouth Infection)
Travelers' Health: Smallpox & Other Orthopoxvirus-Associated Infections
Monkeypox is a rare disease that is caused by infection with monkeypox virus.
Information For Clinicians
Information For Laboratory Personnel
Information For Veterinarians
Page last reviewed: May 11, 2015
Page last updated: May 11, 2015
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP)
Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research, hence the name ‘monkeypox.’ The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a period of intensified effort to eliminate smallpox. Since then monkeypox has been reported in humans in other central and western African countries.
About Monkeypox
Signs and Symptoms
Transmission
Prevention
2003 U.S. Outbreak
African Rodent Importation Ban
Resources
Related Links
Poxvirus
Molluscum Contagiosum
Orf Virus (Sore Mouth Infection)
Travelers' Health: Smallpox & Other Orthopoxvirus-Associated Infections
Monkeypox is a rare disease that is caused by infection with monkeypox virus.
Information For Clinicians
Information For Laboratory Personnel
Information For Veterinarians
Page last reviewed: May 11, 2015
Page last updated: May 11, 2015
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP)
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