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Emerging infectious diseases, Jan 2024 |
30
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1
),
172-176
 DOI:
10.3201/eid3001.231164

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

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; International Mpox Research Consortium,
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Abstract
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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