I'm surprized to see Monkeypox virus on the list below. Is this the
case in other countries around the world?? It is not the case in
South Africa.
Anna-Lise Williamson
> In Canada, risk group 4 agents (high individual risk, high community
> risk) include:
> Lassa virus, Junin virus, Machupo virus, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
> virus, Marburg virus, Ebola virus, Russian Spring-Summer encephalitis,
> Kyasanur forest virus, Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus, Herpes B virus,
> Variola and Monkeypox virus as well as any other viruses, bacteria,
> fungi or parasites which may from time to time be added to the list by
> the appropriate authorities.
>> R G Marusyk
> Professor of Virology
>>>>Dr Anna-Lise Williamson
Dept Of Medical Microbiology
University of Cape Town Medical School
Observatory 7925
Cape Town
South Africa
Fax:27-21-4066205
