Monkeypox

Number infected in Midwest outbreak may be higher than first reported

Published in Vaccine Weekly, December 10th, 2003

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University are trying to gain a better understanding of last summer's monkeypox outbreak. The researchers traveled to the Midwest twice during the past few months to obtain blood samples from residents exposed to the disease and a third trip was planned for December.

The samples will be used to better understand the human immune system's ability to fight monkeypox, information that will be critical for future vaccine development.

"The recent monkeypox outbreak in the Midwest provides a unique and important opportunity for medical research," explained Mark Slifka, PhD, assistant scientist at the OHSU Vaccine and...

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