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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal 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. ; Low, Nicola ; 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.
• Corporate Authors:
  International Mpox Research Consortium
• 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.
• Subjects:
  Humans Monkeypox Virus Mpox (monkeypox) Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Keywords:
  Monkeypox Virus Mpox MPXV Sexually Transmitted Infections The Democratic Republic Of The Congo Viruses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(1):172-176
• Pubmed ID:
  38019211
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10756366
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7ed072d61bd82e12af4b7615c4708badfad12a2add6da923f2112ba53edf7e7d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/140587/cdc_140587_DS1.pdf
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