Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2024)

Presumed Transmission of 2 Distinct Monkeypox Virus Variants from Central African Republic to Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki,
  • Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki,
  • Sydney Merritt,
  • Francois Kasongo,
  • Emile Malembi,
  • Lygie Lunyanga,
  • Sylvie Linsuke,
  • Megan Halbrook,
  • Ernest Kalthan,
  • Elisabeth Pukuta,
  • Adrienne Amuri Aziza,
  • Jean Claude Makangara Cigolo,
  • Raphael Lumembe,
  • Gabriel Kabamba,
  • Yvon Anta,
  • Pierrot Bolunza,
  • Innocent Kanda,
  • Raoul Ngazobo,
  • Thierry Kalonji,
  • Justus Nsio,
  • Patricia Matoka,
  • Dieudonné Mwamba,
  • Christian Ngandu,
  • Souradet Y. Shaw,
  • Robert Shongo,
  • Joule Madinga,
  • Yap Boum,
  • Laurens Liesenborghs,
  • Eric Delaporte,
  • Ahidjo Ayouba,
  • Nicola Low,
  • Steve Ahuka Mundeke,
  • Lisa E. Hensley,
  • Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum,
  • Emmanuel Nakoune,
  • Martine Peeters,
  • Nicole A. Hoff,
  • Jason Kindrachuk,
  • Anne W. Rimoin,
  • Placide Mbala-Kingebeni

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3010.241118
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 10
pp. 2128 – 2134

Abstract

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We linked 4 mpox cases in South Ubangi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, to transboundary transmission from Central African Republic. Viral genome sequencing demonstrated that the monkeypox virus sequences belonged to distinct clusters of subclade Ia. This finding demonstrates the borderless nature of mpox and highlights the need for vigilant regional surveillance.

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