Serological Survey in African Nonhuman Primate Species in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo Reveals Low Overall Seroprevalence to Mpox Virus
The low overall seroprevalence suggests that NHPs are most likely intermediate hosts and may be infected by other species, including reservoirs. However, they remain a potential source of human infection.
Authors
- Placide Mbala Kingebeni
- Charles Kouanfack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0238-6205)
- Simon-Pierre Ndimbo-Kumugo
- Sévérin Loul
- Innocent Ndong Bass
- Maëliss Champagne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4737-6166)
- Éric Delaporte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1822-9853)
- Martine Peeters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6738-8730)
- Steve Ahuka‐Mundeke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5210-864X)
- Ahidjo Ayouba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5081-1632)
- Jean‐Jacques Muyembé‐Tamfum
- Neirade Biai
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Centre de Recherche et de Veille sur les Maladies Emergentes dans l’Océan Indien (FR)
- National Institute of Biomedical Research (CD)
- Institut de Recherches Médicales et d’Etudes des Plantes Médicinales (CM)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (BO)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf602
- Primary Topic
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00