Monkeypox - A Lesson Not Yet Learned [Book Sidebar]Show Full Record1474
Source:
Friend M. 2006, Disease Emergence and Resurgence: The Wildlife-Human Connection: Reston, Va., U.S. Geological Survey, Circular 1285, 168 - 170p.
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Issue Overviews, Maps, Table or Spreadsheet
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AfricaDisease reservoirsDisease transmissionEmerging infectious diseasesIllinoisMonkeypoxTexasVectors (disease)Zoonoses
Abstract:
Focuses on the disease, monkeypox, as an example of the wildlife connection to newly emerging diseases. Some of the topics briefly discussed include the early emergence of this disease, its reservoirs and vectors and how it appeared in the United States. Taken from the chapter, The Wildlife Factor, in Disease Emergence and Resurgence: The Wildlife-Human Connection found at http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/disease_emergence/index.jsp.[Includes illustrations and tables].