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. 2019 Nov 25;102(1):206–212. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0467

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Figure 1. — Map of study sites and historically confirmed human and chimpanzee monkeypox cases. Confirmed human and chimpanzee monkeypox cases in Cameroon are shown, with the year of confirmation noted. Human monkeypox cases were last reported in Mfou district in 1979 in Ekidmekoe village, and an outbreak of monkeypox occurred in captive chimpanzees in 2016. Participants were recruited from the villages of Metet, Nzdefidi, Ndangueng I, and Nkilzok I. Employees of the nearby primate sanctuary were also invited to participate.