| orthopoxvirus infection among wildlife in zambia. | human monkeypox is a viral zoonosis caused by monkeypox virus, an orthopoxvirus (opxv). the majority of human monkeypox cases have been reported in moist forested regions in west and central africa, particularly in the democratic republic of the congo (drc). in this study we investigated zoonotic opxv infection among wild animals in zambia, which shares a border with drc, to assess the geographical distribution of opxv. we screened for opxv antibodies in sera from non-human primates (nhps), rode ... | 2015 | 25319753 |