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	CDC Monkeypox \| What You Should Know About Monkeypox
		Monkeypox is a rare viral disease that occurs mostly in central and western Africa.
		It is called “monkeypox” because it was first found in 1958 in laboratory monkeys.
		Monkeypox was reported in humans for the first time in 1970.
	www.cdc.gov /ncidod/monkeypox/factsheet2.htm (477 words)

	CNN.com - Four monkeypox cases confirmed in Wisconsin - Jun. 9, 2003
		Monkeypox is related to the virus that causes smallpox.
		Monkeypox occurs primarily in the rain forests of Central and West Africa.
		Monkeypox is typically fatal in 1 percent to 10 percent of human cases, the CDC said.
	www.cnn.com /2003/HEALTH/06/09/monkeypox/index.html (660 words)

	Monkeypox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Monkeypox is a disease caused by the Monkeypox virus, first identified in 1958 as a pathogen of cynomolgus monkeys, is an orthopoxvirus with a clinical presentation similar to smallpox.
		Monkeypox is usually transmitted to humans from rodents, pets and primates through contact with the animal's blood or through a bite.
		Monkeypox was first associated with human illness in Zaire and West Africa during 1970-1971.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Monkeypox (847 words)

	Health Report - 9/1/1997: Monkeypox
		And since monkeypox is related to smallpox, although it's not the same disease, we thought that it would be a good idea to check it out despite the fact that there was a civil war going on at that time.
		So we got into the monkeypox business for the reasons that we wanted to test the vaccines against an aerosol monkeypox threat, and we also wanted to test whether new generations of anti-viral drugs which have been produced for other diseases might be effective against monkeypox.
		Monkeypox is after all, in the wild now, and can't be got rid of.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s250.htm (2683 words)

	Monkeypox Alert for Pet Owners
		According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, monkeypox is a rare zoonotic viral disease that occurs primarily in the rain forest countries of central and west Africa.
		Monkeypox is not found in wild populations of prairie dogs in the United States, so it is imperative that prairie dogs kept as pets not be released into the wild.
		However, the spectrum of animals susceptible to monkeypox is currently unknown; as a precaution, all mammals—including cats and dogs—should be considered at risk at this time, particularly if they were purchased at pet stores or other animal facilities after April 15, when the first exposure to an ill animal was reported.
	www.hsus.org /pets/pets_related_news_and_events/monkeypox_alert_for_pet_owners.html (860 words)

	Medical Mystery: Monkey Pox
		Monkeypox, like chicken pox, cowpox, raccoonpox, camelpox and smallpox, belongs to the family of viruses known as orthopoxvirus.
		The risk of contracting monkeypox is relatively low, unless you have been in close contact with one of the few infected animals in the midwest.
		Monkeypox was first was discovered in the study of primate tissue in 1970 in the Congo.
	www.soundmedicine.iu.edu /archive/2003/mystery/monkeyPox.html (202 words)

	Department of Agriculture \| Monkeypox
		Monkeypox results from infection by the monkeypox virus, an Orthopoxvirus related to the variola (smallpox), vaccinia, cowpox, buffalopox, and camelpox viruses.
		Monkeypox was first reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, formerly known as Zaire) in the 1970s.
		Monkeypox has been fatal in some but not all infected animals during the current outbreak in the U.S. Mild symptoms, with no respiratory signs and limited skin lesions, were seen in an infected Gambian giant rat.
	www.state.nj.us /agriculture/divisions/ah/diseases/monkeypox.html (2631 words)

	Monkeypox Virus Infections and Blood and Plasma Donors
		Monkeypox virus is an orthopoxvirus related to smallpox, and also related to the virus used in the smallpox vaccine (vaccinia).
		In humans, the symptoms of monkeypox are similar to those of smallpox, except that more swelling of lymph nodes is associated with monkeypox.
		However, the risk of monkeypox transmission by blood or plasma is not known, and a viremic phase and resultant risk of transmission by transfusion could potentially exist.
	www.fda.gov /cber/infosheets/monkeypox.htm (714 words)

	Monkeypox virus
		Although the signs and symptoms of monkeypox are very similar to those of smallpox, this virus is significantly different.
		Monkeypox virus is believed to be transmitted through direct contact with wild animals killed for food, such as squirrels and monkeys.
		The pathogenesis of human monkeypox is very similar to that of smallpox, with the exception that viral entry from a wildlife source probably occurs via small lesions on the skin or oral mucous membranes.
	www.stanford.edu /group/virus/pox/2000/monkeypox_virus.html (413 words)

	Topic - Monkeypox
		Monkeypox is an infectious, viral disease endemic to Central and Western Africa.
		Efforts to control monkeypox spanned across the local, state, and federal agencies responsible for the health of communities, for agriculture, for animal inspections, and for monitoring exotic pet trade and commerce.
		However, if monkeypox were a more virulent and contagious virus, the lack of an effective human animal disease management strategy likely would have led to more tragic results.
	healthyamericans.org /topics/index.php?TopicID=26 (495 words)

	Investigation Uncovers First Outbreak of Monkeypox Infection in Western Hemisphere
		Human monkeypox is a rare, zoonotic, viral disease that occurs primarily in the rain forest countries of Central and West Africa.
		In humans, infection with monkeypox virus usually results in a prodomal phase consisting of flu-like symptoms followed by a pustular rash similar to, but less infectious than, that resulting from infection with smallpox virus.
		Animal species known to be susceptible to monkeypox virus include nonhuman primates, rabbits, and some rodents; however, the extent of animal susceptibility is not completely understood and caution dictates that all mammals be considered susceptible.
	www.avma.org /pubhlth/monkeypox (747 words)

	Monkeypox Virus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Monkeypox is a rare viral disease that is found mostly in the rainforest countries of central and west Africa.
		In early June 2003, monkeypox was reported among several residents in the United States who became ill after having contact with sick pet prairie dogs that originated in a pet store in Chicago.
		Monkeypox had been confirmed by laboratory tests in nine persons.
	www.azgfd.com /w_c/diseases_monkeypox.shtml (510 words)

	Monkeypox
		Monkeypox is an orthopoxvirus with enzootic circulation in rainforests of central and western Africa.
		Monkeypox, a disease which closely resembles smallpox, is preventable by the vaccination against smallpox.
		The study revealed that this outbreak represents the largest cluster of monkeypox cases ever reported, and the proportion of patients that were 15 years of age or older (27%) was higher than previously reported (8%).
	www.tulane.edu /~dmsander/WWW/335/Monkeypox.html (692 words)

	Monkeypox
		Monkeypox is a large, complex, double-stranded DNA virus of the Poxviridae family, of which previously the most notable member has been variola, or smallpox.
		A recent outbreak spanning February of 1996 to December of 1997 identified 511 cases of human Monkeypox with six deaths (1.5% case fatality) in the Katako-Kombe and Lodja zones (Kasai Oriental) of the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly known as Zaire.
		This gene is present in the most highly conserved central region of the genome, and on the basis of conserved deletions present in monkeypox strains uniformly not seen in variola strains, it is thought that both variola and monkeypox diverged from a common ancestor, and that neither is inherently ancestral to the other.
	justice.loyola.edu /~klc/BL472/Monkeypox (1488 words)

	Monkeypox could be used as bioweapon
		Buller's concern stems from the fact that monkeypox, unlike camelpox, causes mortality in humans and the incidence of human infection is on the rise in central and western Africa.
		Monkeypox, which causes symptoms similar to smallpox, can be fatal, but only in the minority of cases, said James LeDuc, director of the division of viral and rickettsial diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
		Monkeypox is not as contagious as smallpox, but whether it could be or has been modified to be more virulent is unknown.
	www.whale.to /a/monkeypox.html (914 words)

	Monkeypox Backgrounder
		Monkeypox is an infectious disease of animals and humans caused by an orthopoxvirus.
		Monkeypox exists in nature as a disease of nonhuman primates, rabbits, and some wild rodents (e.g., prairie dogs, ground squirrels, Gambian rats, and mice).
		Although the close relationship of monkeypox virus to smallpox virus has raised concerns about its potential use as a biological weapon, monkeypox virus is not easily transmitted between people and is generally believed to be self-limiting (low secondary attack rate), making its use as a biological weapon less attractive.
	www.avma.org /public_health/monkeypox/monkeypox_backgrounder.asp (1536 words)

	CNN.com - CDC: Pets could be spreading monkeypox - Jun. 9, 2003
		Monkeypox is related to the virus that caused smallpox, and smallpox vaccinations also give protection against it.
		Monkeypox was first recognized in 1971, in the waning days of the smallpox eradication effort, Jahrling said.
		Monkeypox is rare and occurs primarily in the rainforest countries of Central and West Africa.
	www.cnn.com /2003/HEALTH/06/08/cdc.prariedogs (790 words)

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