Clade I-Associated Mpox Cases Associated with Sexual Contact, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Date of Publication
January 2024
Publication Type
Article
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Institut für Sozial- ...

Author
Kibungu, Emile M
Vakaniaki, Emmanuel H
Kinganda-Lusamaki, Eddy
Kalonji-Mukendi, Thierry
Pukuta, Elisabeth
Hoff, Nicole A
Bogoch, Isaac I
Cevik, Muge
Gonsalves, Gregg S
Hensley, Lisa E
Shaw, Souradet Y
Schillberg, Erin
Hunter, Mikayla
Lunyanga, Lygie
Linsuke, Sylvie
Madinga, Joule
Peeters, Martine
Cigolo, Jean-Claude Makangara
Ahuka-Mundeke, Steve
Muyembe, Jean-Jacques
Rimoin, Anne W
Kindrachuk, Jason
Mbala-Kingebeni, Placide
Lushima, Robert S
Series
Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISSN or ISBN (if monograph)
1080-6059
1080-6040
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Language
English
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
38019211
Uncontrolled Keywords

MPXV

monkeypox virus

mpox

sexually transmitted ...

the Democratic Republ...

viruses

Description
We report a cluster of clade I monkeypox virus infections linked to sexual contact in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Case investigations resulted in 5 reverse transcription PCR-confirmed infections; genome sequencing suggest they belonged to the same transmission chain. This finding demonstrates that mpox transmission through sexual contact extends beyond clade IIb.
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