Co-circulation of monkeypox virus subclades Ia and Ib in Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July to August 2024
Between January and August 2024, mpox cases have been reported in nearly all provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Monkeypox virus genome sequences were obtained from 11 mpox cases' samples, collected in July-August 2024 in several health zones of Kinshasa. Characterisation of the sequences showed subclades Ia and Ib co-circulating in the Limete health zone, while phylogenetic analyses suggested multiple introductions of the two subclades in Kinshasa. This illustrates the growing complexity of Clade I mpox outbreaks in DRC.
Authors
- Dieudonné Mwamba
- Tessa de Block (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3294-0147)
- Daan Jansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4612-6891)
- Jason Kindrachuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3305-7084)
- Sydney Merritt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4039-605X)
- Christian Ngandu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9313-606X)
- Koen Vercauteren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1472-9938)
- Antoine Nkuba-Ndaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2850-7498)
- Mamito Muyembe
- Anne W. Rimoin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0662-9067)
- Sofonías K. Tessema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1057-5310)
- Nicole A. Hoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1770-6304)
- Emmanuel Lokilo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7581-9801)
- Placide Mbala‐Kingebeni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1556-3570)
- Laurens Liesenborghs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5616-8548)
- Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9795-0165)
- Tony Wawina-Bokalanga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6659-0267)
- Martine Peeters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6738-8730)
- Nicola Low (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4817-8986)
- Steve Ahuka‐Mundeke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5210-864X)
- Meris Matondo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9218-0546)
- Elisabeth Pukuta-Simbu
- Andrew Rambaut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4337-3707)
- Lorenzo Subissi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5147-575X)
- Adrienne Amuri-Aziza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5516-0779)
- Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0795-7157)
- Prince Akil-Bandali
- Cris Kacita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0227-7609)
- Olivier Tshiani-Mbaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9050-2921)
- Nicaise Ndembi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9498-3428)
- Princesse Paku-Tshambu
- Gradi Luakanda
- Rilia Ola-Mpumbe
- Éric Delaporte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1822-9853)
- Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum
- Áine O’Toole
- Pedro HLF Dantas
- Jean-Claude Makangara-Cigolo
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Ministry of Public Health (CD)
- Inserm (FR)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- University of Kinshasa (CD)
- Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (ET)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- National Institute of Biomedical Research (CD)
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (CH)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
- Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (BE)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Eurosurveillance
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es.2024.29.38.2400592
- Citations
- 39
- Primary Topic
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.45