Complex mpox situation, 2024.

Clin Microbiol Infect

Emerging Infections Subcommittee, European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Basel, Switzerland; Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department, APHP, Bichat Hospital and Université Paris Cité, Inserm, IAME, Paris, France.

Published: October 2024

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