Clade I-Associated Mpox Cases Associated with Sexual Contact, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Emerging infectious diseases, Dec 2023 | 30 (1), 172-176

DOI: 10.3201/eid3001.231164

Clade I-Associated Mpox Cases Associated with Sexual Contact, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kibungu, Emile M ; Vakaniaki, Emmanuel H ; Kinganda-Lusamaki, Eddy ; Kalonji-Mukendi, Thierry ; Pukuta, Elisabeth ; Hoff, Nicole A ; Bogoch, Isaac I ; Cevik, Muge ; Gonsalves, Gregg S ; Hensley, Lisa E ; Low, Nicola ; Shaw, Souradet Y ; Schillberg, Erin ; Hunter, Mikayla ; Lunyanga, Lygie ; Linsuke, Sylvie ; Madinga, Joule ; Peeters, Martine ; Cigolo, Jean-Claude Makangara ; Ahuka-Mundeke, Steve ; Muyembe, Jean-Jacques ; Rimoin, Anne W ; Kindrachuk, Jason ; Mbala-Kingebeni, Placide ; Lushima, Robert S ; International Mpox Research Consortium,

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ABSTRACT

We report a cluster of clade I monkeypox virus infections linked to sexual contact in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Case investigations resulted in 5 reverse transcription PCR-confirmed infections; genome sequencing suggest they belonged to the same transmission chain. This finding demonstrates that mpox transmission through sexual contact extends beyond clade IIb.

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