Authors

• Jean-Claude Makangara-Cigolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1791-2247)
• Steve Ahuka Mundeke
• Genay Pilarowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8270-8771)
• Megan Halbrook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3892-2655)
• Daan Jansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4612-6891)
• Martine Peeters
• Nicholas J. Loman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9843-8988)
• Emile Muhindo-Milonde
• Jason Kindrachuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3305-7084)
• Noëlla Mulopo-Mukanya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2697-3990)
• Sydney Merritt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4039-605X)
• Hugo Kavunga
• Koen Vercauteren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1472-9938)
• Robert Shongo
• Samuel Wilkinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6944-5927)
• Anne W. Rimoin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0662-9067)
• Olivier Tshiani
• 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)
• Lisa E. Hensley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1188-4342)
• Nicole A. Hoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1770-6304)
• Aine Niamh O’Toole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8083-474X)
• Placide Mbala‐Kingebeni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1556-3570)
• Daniel Mukadi‐Bamuleka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6836-8704)
• 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)
• Nicola Low (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4817-8986)
• 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)
• Tavia Bodisa-Matamu
• Gradi Luakanda-Ndelemo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0406-2361)
• Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0795-7157)
• Emmanuel Lokilo-Lofiko
• Prince Akil-Bandali
• Cris Kacita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0227-7609)
• Gaston Lubambo Maboko
• Ahidjo Ayouba
• Brigitte Modadra-Madakpa
• Michel Ngimba
• Jeriel Mufungizi
• Alain Kakule Mangolopa
• Amos Kiuka Ebondo
• Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum
• Adèle Kavira-Kamaliro
• Zephanie Paluku-Kalimuli
• Yves Birindwa-Hamisi
• Sifa Kavira-Bapitani
• Guy Mutombo-Ndongala

Institutions

• Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (TZ)
• University of Bern (CH)
• Manitoba Health (CA)
• World Health Organization - Pakistan (PK)
• Ministry of Public Health (CD)
• United States Department of Agriculture (US)
• Inserm (FR)
• University of California, Los Angeles (US)
• University of Kinshasa (CD)
• South African National Biodiversity Institute (ZA)
• Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (ET)
• World Health Organization (CH)
• University of Kivu (CD)
• Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (United States) (US)
• National Institute of Biomedical Research (CD)
• Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (CH)
• University of Goma (CD)
• Osaka University Hospital (JP)
• Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
• Osaka Metropolitan University (JP)
• University of Manitoba (CA)
• Tokyo Metropolitan University (JP)
• Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (BE)
• University of Birmingham (GB)
• University of the Western Cape (ZA)
• University of Edinburgh (GB)
• KU Leuven (BE)

Publication Details

Journal

Communications Medicine

Published

2025-11-15

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-01203-z

Citations

2

Primary Topic

Poxvirus research and outbreaks

Type

article

Field-Weighted Citation Impact

2.07

Funders

• U.S. Department of Defense
• U.S. Department of Agriculture