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Letter to the Editor

A transmission chain from sheep to sheep and human of zoonotic orf virus during the mpox epidemic

Dan Yua Laboratory of Dermatology, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Kaihu Yaoa Laboratory of Dermatology, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Danyu Dengb The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Comprehensive Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hohhot, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Ying Liuc Department of Dermatology, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Rina Wud Department of Dermatology, International Mongolian Hospital of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yanfei Lie Department of Dermatology, The First Hospital of Hohhot, Hohhot, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jinling Gaof Department of Dermatology, Dengkou County People’s Hospital, Bayannur, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xinyu Wanga Laboratory of Dermatology, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Libing Fug Department of Pathology, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yonghong Yanga Laboratory of Dermatology, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Qiri Mud Department of Dermatology, International Mongolian Hospital of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lin Mac Department of Dermatology, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2233636 | Received 09 Apr 2023, Accepted 01 Jul 2023, Published online: 20 Jul 2023

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