Ongoing mpox outbreak in Kamituga, South Kivu province, associated with monkeypox virus of a novel Clade I sub-lineage, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2024

Leandre Murhula Masirika*, Jean Claude Udahemuka, Leonard Schuele, Pacifique Ndishimye, Saria Otani, Justin Bengehya Mbiribindi, Jean M. Marekani, Léandre Mutimbwa Mambo, Nadine Malyamungu Bubala, Marjan Boter, David F. Nieuwenhuijse, Trudie Lang, Ernest Balyahamwabo Kalalizi, Jean Pierre Musabyimana, Frank M. Aarestrup, Marion Koopmans, Bas B Oude Munnink, Freddy Belesi Siangoli

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Abstract

Since the beginning of 2023, the number of people with suspected monkeypox virus (MPXV) infection have sharply increased in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We report near-to-complete MPXV genome sequences derived from six cases from the South Kivu province. Phylogenetic analyses reveal that the MPXV affecting the cases belongs to a novel Clade I sub-lineage. The outbreak strain genome lacks the target sequence of the probe and primers of a commonly used Clade I-specific real-time PCR.
Original languageEnglish
JournalEurosurveillance
Volume29
Issue number11
Number of pages6
ISSN1025-496X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Keywords

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Genomics
  • Monkeypox virus
  • mpox
  • Surveillance

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