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Investigating monkeypox in the wild.

"A recent monkeypox outbreak in pet prairie dogs led to the first recorded human case of the disease in the U.S. The outbreak has USGS scientists concerned the disease may spread to wild rodent populations."

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Geological Survey (U.S.), National Wildlife Health Center (U.S.)
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: [Reston, Va.] : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, [2003]
Series:USGS NWHC information sheet.
Subjects:
Monkeypox > Research > United States.
Human monkeypox.
Prairie dogs > United States.
Description
Summary:"A recent monkeypox outbreak in pet prairie dogs led to the first recorded human case of the disease in the U.S. The outbreak has USGS scientists concerned the disease may spread to wild rodent populations."
Item Description:Caption title.
Shipping list number: 2003-0281-P.
"August 2003."
Shipping List Date: 09/24/2003
Physical Description:1 sheet : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.