Global Health Research and Policy (Mar 2025)
Establishment of a regional Mpox surveillance network in Central Africa: shared experiences in an endemic region
- Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki,
- Sydney Merritt,
- Sylvie Linsuke,
- Emile Malembi,
- Francisca Muyembe,
- Lygie Lunyanga,
- Andrea Mayuma,
- Papy Kwete,
- Thierry Kalonji,
- Joule Madinga,
- Matthew LeBreton,
- Emmanuel Nakoune,
- Ernest Kalthan,
- Sevidzem Shang,
- Julius Nwobegahay,
- Odianosen Ehiakhamen,
- Elsa Dibongue,
- Jean-Médard Kankou,
- Bernard Erima,
- Denis K. Byarugaba,
- Paige Rudin Kinzie,
- Franck Mebwa,
- Francis Baelongandi,
- Aimé Kayolo,
- Pépin Nabugobe,
- Dieudonné Mwamba,
- Jean Malekani,
- Beatrice Nguete,
- Didine Kaba,
- Lisa E. Hensley,
- Jason Kindrachuk,
- Laurens Liesenborghs,
- Robert Shongo,
- Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum,
- Nicole A. Hoff,
- Anne W. Rimoin,
- Placide Mbala-Kingebeni
Affiliations
- Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki
- Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN)
- Sydney Merritt
- Department of Epidemiology, Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
- Sylvie Linsuke
- Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN)
- Emile Malembi
- National Program for Monkeypox and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, Ministry of Health
- Francisca Muyembe
- Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN)
- Lygie Lunyanga
- Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN)
- Andrea Mayuma
- Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN)
- Papy Kwete
- Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN)
- Thierry Kalonji
- National Program for Monkeypox and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, Ministry of Health
- Joule Madinga
- Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN)
- Matthew LeBreton
- Mosaic
- Emmanuel Nakoune
- Pasteur Institute of Bangui
- Ernest Kalthan
- Ministry of Health and Populations
- Sevidzem Shang
- Military Health Research Center (CRESAR)
- Julius Nwobegahay
- Military Health Research Center (CRESAR)
- Odianosen Ehiakhamen
- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
- Elsa Dibongue
- Cameroon National Program for the Prevention and Control of Emerging and Re-Emerging Zoonoses, Ministry of Health
- Jean-Médard Kankou
- Epidemiology and Disease Control Department, Ministry of Public Health
- Bernard Erima
- Makerere University
- Denis K. Byarugaba
- Makerere University
- Paige Rudin Kinzie
- Purdue University
- Franck Mebwa
- Division Provinciale de La Santé de La Tshopo
- Francis Baelongandi
- Division Provinciale de La Santé de La Tshopo
- Aimé Kayolo
- Epidemiological Surveillance Department, Kinshasa, Ministry of Health
- Pépin Nabugobe
- National Institute of Public Health, Kinshasa, Ministry of Health
- Dieudonné Mwamba
- National Institute of Public Health, Kinshasa, Ministry of Health
- Jean Malekani
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Kinshasa
- Beatrice Nguete
- Kinshasa School of Public Health, University of Kinshasa
- Didine Kaba
- Kinshasa School of Public Health, University of Kinshasa
- Lisa E. Hensley
- Zoonotic and Emerging Disease Research Unit, National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
- Jason Kindrachuk
- Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba
- Laurens Liesenborghs
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine
- Robert Shongo
- National Program for Monkeypox and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, Ministry of Health
- Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum
- Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN)
- Nicole A. Hoff
- Department of Epidemiology, Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
- Anne W. Rimoin
- Department of Epidemiology, Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
- Placide Mbala-Kingebeni
- Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN)
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-025-00408-y
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 5
Abstract
Abstract To address the underreporting of mpox cases in endemic regions, a regional surveillance network, known as the Mpox Threat Reduction Network (MPX-TRN), was established between five neighboring countries in Central and West Africa in 2022. One direct outcome of the MPX-TRN has been the strengthening of regional mpox surveillance. This consortium has facilited open communication channels, detection of cross-border mpox cases, and improvements of the detection and diagnosis of mpox in Central Africa and worldwide. Importantly, the MPX-TRN provides a scalable model for addressing underreporting of diseases, such as mpox.
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