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Sustained human outbreak of a new MPXV clade I lineage in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Nature medicine - 1 Oct 2024
Vakaniaki Emmanuel Hasivirwe, 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, Nundu Sabin S, Lushima Robert S, Makangara-Cigolo Jean-Claude, Mulopo-Mukanya Noella, Pukuta-Simbu Elisabeth, Akil-Bandali Prince, Kavunga Hugo, Abdramane Ombotimbe, Brosius Isabel, Bangwen Eugene, Vercauteren Koen, Sam-Agudu Nadia A, Mills Edward J, Tshiani-Mbaya Olivier, Hoff Nicole A, Rimoin Anne W, Hensley Lisa E, Kindrachuk Jason, Baxter Cheryl, de Oliveira Tulio, Ayouba Ahidjo, Peeters Martine, Delaporte Eric, Ahuka-Mundeke Steve, Mohr Emma L, Sullivan Nancy J, Muyembe-Tamfum Jean-Jacques, Nachega Jean B, Rambaut Andrew, Liesenborghs Laurens, Mbala-Kingebeni Placide
Abstract excerpt
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 and genomic features of an mpox outbreak in a mining region in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, caused by...
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