1. Presumed Transmission of 2 Distinct Monkeypox Virus Variants from Central African Republic to Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Vakaniaki EH, Kinganda-Lusamaki E, Merritt S, Kasongo F, Malembi E, Lunyanga L, Linsuke S, Halbrook M, Kalthan E, Pukuta E, Aziza AA, Cigolo JCM, Lumembe R, Kabamba G, Anta Y, Bolunza P, Kanda I, Ngazobo R, Kalonji T, Nsio J, Matoka P, Mwamba D, Ngandu C, Shaw SY, Shongo R, Madinga J, Boum Y, Liesenborghs L, Delaporte E, Ayouba A, Low N, Mundeke SA, Hensley LE, Tamfum JM, Nakoune E, Peeters M, Hoff NA, Kindrachuk J, Rimoin AW, and Mbala-Kingebeni P
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo epidemiology, Humans, Central African Republic epidemiology, Male, Genome, Viral, Female, Adult, Middle Aged, Monkeypox virus genetics, Monkeypox virus classification, Mpox (monkeypox) epidemiology, Mpox (monkeypox) virology, Mpox (monkeypox) transmission, Phylogeny
- Abstract
We linked 4 mpox cases in South Ubangi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, to transboundary transmission from Central African Republic. Viral genome sequencing demonstrated that the monkeypox virus sequences belonged to distinct clusters of subclade Ia. This finding demonstrates the borderless nature of mpox and highlights the need for vigilant regional surveillance.
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- 2024
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