To describe varicella cases in Tshuapa Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo identified during monkeypox surveillance.Demographic, clinical and epidemiological data were collected from each suspected monkeypox case 2009-2014. Samples were tested by PCR for both Orthopoxviruses and varicella-zoster virus (VZV); a subset of VZV-positive samples was genotyped. We defined a varicella case as… Continue reading