Monkeypox outbreak in South Africa: Immunocompromised hotbed?

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J Robinson
A Kashyap
I Banerjee

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J Robinson, Department of Pharmacology, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College, Mauritius

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College, Belle Rive, Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius

A Kashyap, Department of Pharmacology, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College, Mauritius

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College: Belle Rive, Vacoas-Phoenix, MU

I Banerjee, Department of Pharmacology, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College, Mauritius

Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Chair, Research Unit

Chair, Institutional Research and Ethics Committee

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College, Mauritius

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Monkeypox outbreak in South Africa: Immunocompromised hotbed?. (2025). South African Journal of Public Health, 8(1), e2480. https://doi.org/10.7196/SHS.2025.v8i1.2480

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