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The first case of monkeypox in Hong Kong presenting as infectious mononucleosis-like syndrome

Kelvin Hei-Yeung Chiua Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital,Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2456-3943View further author information
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Shuk-Ching Wongb Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6101-1932View further author information
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Anthony Raymond Tamc Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Siddharth Sridhard State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Disease, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China;e Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2022-8307View further author information
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Cyril Chik-Yan Yipa Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital,Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Kwok-Hung Chane Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Nicholas Foo-Siong Chewe Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Kenyon Ka-Yun Manf Department of Radiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Wan-Mui Chane Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jonathan Daniel Ipe Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Allen Wing-Ho Chue Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Janice Yee-Chi Log Department of Health, Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Ivan Fan-Ngai Hungc Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China;h Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1556-2538View further author information
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Kwok-Yung Yuend State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Disease, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China;e Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China;h Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China;i Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2083-1552View further author information
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Kelvin Kai-Wang Tod State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Disease, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China;e Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China;h Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China;i Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Vincent Chi-Chung Chenga Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital,Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China;b Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2146910 | Received 03 Oct 2022, Accepted 08 Nov 2022, Published online: 12 Dec 2022

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