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Varicella Coinfection in Patients with Active Monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Guidelines for the Laboratory Diagnosis of Monkeypox in Korea.Annals of laboratory medicine · 2023Guideline
- Global Epidemiological Features of Human Monkeypox Cases and Their Associations With Social-Economic Level and International Travel Arrivals: A Systematic Review and Ecological Study.International journal of public health · 2023Pooled it
- The changing epidemiology of human monkeypox-A potential threat? A systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of the epidemiology of human monkeypox outbreaks and implications for outbreak strategy.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Pooled it
- Cocirculation of Human Monkeypox Virus Clade 1b with Varicella Zoster Virus, Uganda.Emerging infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Targeted metagenomics reveals hidden chickenpox epidemic amid Mpox surveillance in Uganda.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Mpox coinfections and clinical manifestation in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in systems biology · 2026Review
- Mpox surveillance in endemic regions: a scoping review of trends, challenges, and recommendations.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- The Trans-Kingdom Spectrum of Mpox-like Lesion Pustules of Suspect Patients in the Mpox Clade Ib Outbreak in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Epidemiological and clinical features of mpox during the clade Ib outbreak in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a prospective cohort study.Lancet (London, England) · 2025Observational
- Epidemiology, clinical presentation and outcome of human mpox in Rivers State, Nigeria during the 2022-23 outbreak: an observational retrospective study.The Pan African medical journal · 2025Observational
- Mpox outbreak in Abia State, Nigeria, 2024: implications for varicella zoster virus coinfection among children.The Pan African medical journal · 2025Article
- Mpox Epidemiology and Risk Factors, Nigeria, 2022.Emerging infectious diseases · 2024Article
- The Re-Emergence of Mpox: Old Illness, Modern Challenges.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- A comprehensive review of monkeypox virus and mpox characteristics.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Review
- Evolving VZV Strains: Necessity for Continuous Surveillance and Adaptation of Vaccination Strategies in India.Microbiology insights · 2024Article
- Clinical presentation and molecular diagnosis of a possible Mpox virus and Varicella zoster virus co-infection in an adult immunocompetent Filipino: a case report.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- No Varicella Zoster Virus Infection among Mpox Cases in Antwerp, Belgium.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Overview of Diagnostic Methods, Disease Prevalence and Transmission of Mpox (Formerly Monkeypox) in Humans and Animal Reservoirs.Microorganisms · 2023Review
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Abstract
From 2006 to 2007, an active surveillance program for human monkeypox (MPX) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo identified 151 cases of coinfection with monkeypox virus and varicella zoster virus from 1158 suspected cases of human MPX (13%). Using clinical and socio-demographic data collected with standardized instruments by trained, local nurse supervisors, we examined a variety of hypotheses to explain the unexpectedly high proportion of coinfections among the sample, including the hypothesis that the two viruses occur independently. The probabilities of disease incidence and selection necessary to yield the observed sample proportion of coinfections under an assumption of independence are plausible given what is known and assumed about human MPX incidence. Cases of human MPX are expected to be underreported, and more coinfections are expected with improved surveillance.
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