Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2023)

Monkeypox Virus Infection in 2 Female Travelers Returning to Vietnam from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2022

  • Nguyen Thanh Dung,
  • Le Manh Hung,
  • Huynh Thi Thuy Hoa,
  • Le Hong Nga,
  • Nguyen Thi Thu Hong,
  • Tang Chi Thuong,
  • Nghiem My Ngoc,
  • Nguyen Thi Han Ny,
  • Vo Truong Quy,
  • Vu Thi Kim Thoa,
  • Nguyen Thi Thanh,
  • Phan Vinh Tho,
  • Le Mau Toan,
  • Vo Minh Quang,
  • Dinh Nguyen Huy Man,
  • Nguyen Tan Phat,
  • Tran Thi Lan Phuong,
  • Tran Thi Thanh Tam,
  • Phạm Thi Ngoc Thoa,
  • Nguyen Hong Tam,
  • Truong Thi Thanh Lan,
  • Tran Tan Thanh,
  • Sebastian Maurer-Stroh,
  • Le Thuy Thuy Khanh,
  • Lam Minh Yen,
  • Nguyen Huu Hung,
  • Guy Thwaites,
  • Nguyen Le Nhu Tung,
  • Louise Thwaites,
  • Nguyen Van Vinh Chau,
  • Nguyen To Anh,
  • Le Van Tan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2904.221835
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 4
pp. 778 – 781

Abstract

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Mpox was diagnosed in 2 women returning to Vietnam from the United Arab Emirates. The monkeypox viruses belonged to an emerging sublineage, A.2.1, distinct from B.1, which is responsible for the ongoing multicountry outbreak. Women could contribute to mpox transmission, and enhanced genomic surveillance is needed to clarify pathogen evolution.

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