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Andrea M. McCollum

Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Publications -  87
Citations -  5002

Andrea M. McCollum is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Monkeypox & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 64 publications receiving 1535 citations. Previous affiliations of Andrea M. McCollum include Government of the United States of America & Emory University.

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Emergence of Monkeypox - West and Central Africa, 1970-2017.

TL;DR: An informal consultation on monkeypox was hosted with researchers, global health partners, ministries of health, and orthopoxvirus experts to review and discuss human monkeypox in African countries where cases have been recently detected and also identify components of surveillance and response that need improvement.
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Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics of Monkeypox Cases — United States, May 17–July 22, 2022

David H. Philpott, +115 more
TL;DR: Clinicians should test patients with rash consistent with monkeypox,† regardless of whether the rash is disseminated or was preceded by prodrome, and public health efforts should prioritize gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, who are currently disproportionately affected for prevention and testing.
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Monkeypox in a Traveler Returning from Nigeria — Dallas, Texas, July 2021

TL;DR: W Whole genome sequencing showed that the virus was consistent with a strain of Monkeypox virus known to circulate in Nigeria, but the specific source of the patient's infection was not identified.