The First Two Cases of Monkeypox Infection in MSM in Bahia, Brazil, and Viral Sequencing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Monkeypox
2. Human Infection
2.1. Case Report 1
2.2. Case Report 2
3. Laboratorial Diagnostic Procedures
4. Discussion and Literature Review
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Brites, C.; Deminco, F.; Sá, M.S.; Brito, J.T.; Luz, E.; Stocker, A. The First Two Cases of Monkeypox Infection in MSM in Bahia, Brazil, and Viral Sequencing. Viruses 2022, 14, 1841. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14091841
Brites C, Deminco F, Sá MS, Brito JT, Luz E, Stocker A. The First Two Cases of Monkeypox Infection in MSM in Bahia, Brazil, and Viral Sequencing. Viruses. 2022; 14(9):1841. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14091841
Chicago/Turabian StyleBrites, Carlos, Felice Deminco, Marcia Sampaio Sá, Jean Tadeu Brito, Estela Luz, and Andreas Stocker. 2022. "The First Two Cases of Monkeypox Infection in MSM in Bahia, Brazil, and Viral Sequencing" Viruses 14, no. 9: 1841. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14091841