Diagnosis of Imported Monkeypox, Israel, 2018

Erez, Noam; Achdout, Hagit; Milrot, Elad; Schwartz, Yuval; Wiener‐Well, Yonit; Paran, Nir; Politi, Boaz; Tamir, Hadas; Israely, Tomer; Weiss, Shay; Beth-Din, Adi; Shifman, Ohad; Israeli, Ofir; Yitzhaki, Shmuel; Shapira, Shmuel C.; Melamed, Sharon; Schwartz, Eli

doi:10.3201/eid2505.190076

articleEmerging infectious diseasesMar 8, 2019DIAMOND OA

Diagnosis of Imported Monkeypox, Israel, 2018

NENoam Erez HAHagit Achdout EMElad Milrot YSYuval Schwartz YWYonit Wiener‐Well

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Abstract

We report a case of monkeypox in a man who returned from Nigeria to Israel in 2018. Virus was detected in pustule swabs by transmission electron microscopy and PCR and confirmed by immunofluorescence assay, tissue culture, and ELISA. The West Africa monkeypox outbreak calls for increased awareness by public health authorities worldwide.

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Monkeypox
Virology
Outbreak
Immunofluorescence
Public health
Transmission (telecommunications)
Veterinary medicine
Biology

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