The first laboratory-confirmed neonatal Mpox infection in Sri Lanka

Thulani Thivanshika Pattiyakumbura; Denagama Vitharanage Rishan Geeth Ruwan; Jinadari Maduwanthi Munasinghe; Gamage Don Diluk Chathuranga; Janaki Indira Abeynayake

Infectious Medicine (Sep 2023)

The first laboratory-confirmed neonatal Mpox infection in Sri Lanka

Thulani Thivanshika Pattiyakumbura,
Denagama Vitharanage Rishan Geeth Ruwan,
Jinadari Maduwanthi Munasinghe,
Gamage Don Diluk Chathuranga,
Janaki Indira Abeynayake

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Thulani Thivanshika Pattiyakumbura: Department of Virology, Medical Research Institute, No-527, Dr Danister De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 08, Colombo 00800, Sri Lanka
Denagama Vitharanage Rishan Geeth Ruwan: Department of Virology, Medical Research Institute, No-527, Dr Danister De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 08, Colombo 00800, Sri Lanka
Jinadari Maduwanthi Munasinghe: Department of Virology, Medical Research Institute, No-527, Dr Danister De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 08, Colombo 00800, Sri Lanka
Gamage Don Diluk Chathuranga: Department of Virology, Medical Research Institute, No-527, Dr Danister De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 08, Colombo 00800, Sri Lanka
Janaki Indira Abeynayake: Corresponding author.; Department of Virology, Medical Research Institute, No-527, Dr Danister De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 08, Colombo 00800, Sri Lanka

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 3
pp. 237 – 240

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In 2022–2023, a global outbreak of Mpox was reported especially in nonendemic countries. We report the first laboratory-confirmed neonatal case of Mpox infection complicated by bronchopneumonia in Sri Lanka.

Published in Infectious Medicine

ISSN: 2772-431X (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/infectious-medicine

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