Clade Ia Monkeypox Virus Linked to Sexual Transmission, Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 2024
Several concurrent mpox outbreaks are ongoing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We report a case of severe clade Ia mpox in an adult woman with indeterminate HIV status who died 16 days after symptom onset. She self-identified as a sex worker and had spent time in the capital city, Kinshasa.
Authors
- Dieudonné Mwamba
- Megan Halbrook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3892-2655)
- 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)
- Müge Çevik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-3874)
- Koen Vercauteren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1472-9938)
- Gregg Gonsalves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5789-9841)
- Gabriel Kabamba-Lungenyi
- Anne W. Rimoin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0662-9067)
- Sofonías K. Tessema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1057-5310)
- Sabin S. Nundu
- Souradet Y. Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0982-1302)
- Nicole A. Hoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1770-6304)
- Placide Mbala‐Kingebeni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1556-3570)
- Daniel Mukadi‐Bamuleka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6836-8704)
- Raphaël Lumembe-Numbi
- Laurens Liesenborghs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5616-8548)
- Éric Delaporte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1822-9853)
- 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)
- Elisabeth Pukuta-Simbu
- Andrew Rambaut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4337-3707)
- Isaac I. Bogoch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1590-6748)
- Lorenzo Subissi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5147-575X)
- Adrienne Amuri-Aziza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5516-0779)
- Lygie Lunyanga
- Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0795-7157)
- Emmanuel Lokilo-Lofiko
- Emile Malembi
- Prince Akil-Bandali
- Cris Kacita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0227-7609)
- Ahidjo Ayouba
- Yvon Anta
- Princesse Paku-Tshambu
- Gradi Luakanda
- Rilia Ola-Mpumbe
- Sifa Kavira
- Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum
- Áine O’Toole
- Jean-Claude Makangara-Cigolo
- Kelly-Michel Kenye
- Robert Shongo-Lushima
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3105.241690
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.07