Sustained human outbreak of a new MPXV clade I lineage in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Hasivirwe Vakaniaki, Emmanuel; Kacita, Cris; Kinganda-Lusamaki, Eddy; O’Toole, Áine; Wawina-Bokalanga, Tony; Mukadi‐Bamuleka, Daniel; Amuri-Aziza, Adrienne; Malyamungu-Bubala, Nadine; Mweshi-Kumbana, Franklin; Mutimbwa-Mambo, Léandre; Belesi-Siangoli, Freddy; Mujula, Yves; Parker, Edyth; Muswamba-Kayembe, Pauline-Chloé; S. Nundu, Sabin; Shongo Lushima, Robert; Makangara-Cigolo, Jean-Claude; Mulopo-Mukanya, Noëlla; Pukuta-Simbu, Elisabeth; Akil-Bandali, Prince; Kavunga, Hugo; Abdramane, Ombotimbe; Brosius, Isabel; Bangwen, Eugene; Vercauteren, Koen; A. Sam‐Agudu, Nadia; J. Mills, Edward; Tshiani-Mbaya, Olivier; A. Hoff, Nicole; W. Rimoin, Anne; E. Hensley, Lisa; Kindrachuk, Jason; Baxter, Cheryl; de Oliveira, Túlio; Ayouba, Ahidjo; Peeters, Martine; Delaporte, Éric; Ahuka‐Mundeke, Steve; L. Mohr, Emma; Sullivan, Nancy; Muyembé‐Tamfum, Jean‐Jacques; B. Nachega, Jean; Rambaut, Andrew; Liesenborghs, Laurens; Mbala‐Kingebeni, Placide

doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03130-3

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Sustained human outbreak of a new MPXV clade I lineage in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Published in Nature Medicine • Jun 13, 2024

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Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki

Cris Kacita

Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki

Abstract

Outbreaks of monkeypox (mpox) have historically resulted from zoonotic spillover of clade I monkeypox virus (MPXV) in Central Africa and clade II MPXV in West Africa. In 2022, subclade IIb caused a global epidemic linked to transmission through sexual contact. Here we describe the epidemiological an...

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