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Tanapox logo #21000 Tanapox (a virus from the genus Yatapoxvirus), was first seen among individuals in the flood plain of the Tana River in Kenya during two epidemics (1957 and 1962) of acute febrile illness accompanied by localized skin lesions. ==Epidemiology== Human tanapox has been mostly documented in Kenya and Zaire, but it is believed to occur much more widely...
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Tanapox

Tanapox logo #20909Tanapox: A poxvirus infection common in equatorial Africa. The disease starts with mild fever for 2 to 4 days accompanied by headache and myalgia (muscle ache), followed by the eruption of one or more large red nodules on the skin, typically on the extremities. Within several weeks there is usually complete recovery without specific therapy. Tanapo...
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