Case Reports of Human Monkeypox Virus Infections, Uganda, 2024
Mpox is a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus. We report on human mpox cases in Uganda identified by PCR and confirmed by deep sequencing. Phylogenetic analysis revealed clustering with other clade Ib sequences associated with recent outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Authors
- Alfred Ssekagiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6549-3550)
- Pontiano Kaleebu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9706-2977)
- Ronald Kiiza
- Stella Nabirye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0316-4760)
- Hamidah Namagembe
- Julius J. Lutwama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3210-722X)
- Nicholas Bbosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1280-675X)
- Deogratius Ssemwanga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9675-4234)
- Henry Kyobe Bosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-8727)
- Robert Downing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5692-8981)
- Mary Munyagwa
- Arafat Bwambale
- Stephen Bagonza
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2024-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3101.241269
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- World Health Organization
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Medical Research Council