Mutombo M, Arita I, Jezek Z
Lancet. 1983 Apr 2;1(8327):735-7. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(83)92027-5.
A case of monkeypox infection in a six-month-old baby girl who had been bitten by a wild chimpanzee in Kivu, Zaire, was investigated. The child had not been exposed to any monkeypox-like disease and no cases of such disease had occurred in the surrounding area during previous months. The time of onset of rash was consistent with the virus having been transmitted from the chimpanzee. However, it is still not known whether chimpanzees and other primates or lower mammals are the primary reservoir of monkeypox infection.
对一名六个月大女婴感染猴痘的病例进行了调查,该女婴在扎伊尔基伍被一只野生黑猩猩咬伤。该儿童此前未接触过任何类似猴痘的疾病,且在前几个月周围地区也未发生过此类疾病的病例。皮疹出现的时间与病毒从黑猩猩传播过来的情况相符。然而,目前仍不清楚黑猩猩及其他灵长类动物或低等哺乳动物是否为猴痘感染的主要宿主。