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National Desk | June 20, 2003, Friday
U.S. Health Official Is Optimistic On Containing Monkeypox Virus

By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN (NYT) 377 words
Late Edition - Final , Section A , Page 21 , Column 1

ABSTRACT - Dr Julie L Gerberding, director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says she is optimistic that monkeypox outbreak in US can be contained by proper techniques of isolating humans and by tracing infected animals; 20 cases confirmed in six states (S) The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday that she was optimistic that the outbreak of monkeypox could be contained in the United States by proper techniques of isolating humans and by tracing infected animals.

The outbreak, the first in the Americas, is believed to have resulted from a Gambian giant rat imported from West Africa, where the disease is endemic. The rat then infected prairie dogs that were sold or traded at various pet shops and other sites in this country.



 

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