Co-circulation of monkeypox virus subclades Ia and Ib in Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July to August 2024.

Authors :: Wawina-Bokalanga T
Akil-Bandali P
Kinganda-Lusamaki E
Lokilo E
Jansen D
Amuri-Aziza A
Makangara-Cigolo JC
Pukuta-Simbu E
Ola-Mpumbe R
Muyembe M
Kacita C
Paku-Tshambu P
Dantas PH
Tshiani-Mbaya O
Luakanda G
Nkuba-Ndaye A
Matondo M
Vakaniaki EH
Tessema S
Ndembi N
O'Toole Á
De Block T
Ngandu C
Hoff NA
Low N
Subissi L
Merritt S
Muyembe-Tamfum JJ
Liesenborghs L
Peeters M
Delaporte E
Kindrachuk J
Rimoin AW
Ahuka-Mundeke S
Rambaut A
Mwamba D
Vercauteren K
Mbala-Kingebeni P
Source :: Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin [Euro Surveill] 2024 Sep; Vol. 29 (38).
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: Between January and August 2024, mpox cases have been reported in nearly all provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Monkeypox virus genome sequences were obtained from 11 mpox cases' samples, collected in July-August 2024 in several health zones of Kinshasa. Characterisation of the sequences showed subclades Ia and Ib co-circulating in the Limete health zone, while phylogenetic analyses suggested multiple introductions of the two subclades in Kinshasa. This illustrates the growing complexity of Clade I mpox outbreaks in DRC.

Subjects :: Democratic Republic of the Congo epidemiology
Humans
Genome, Viral
RNA, Viral genetics
Male
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Mpox, Monkeypox epidemiology
Mpox, Monkeypox virology
Monkeypox virus genetics
Monkeypox virus isolation & purification
Phylogeny
Disease Outbreaks

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1560-7917
Volume :: 29
Issue :: 38
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 39301745
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.38.2400592

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