Serological evidence of clade Ib Mpox transmission by sex workers and within household in South Kivu, DRC

Serological evidence of clade Ib Mpox transmission by sex workers and within household in South Kivu, DRC

Abstract Understanding secondary attack rates is a key knowledge gap in the ongoing clade Ib mpox virus (MPXV) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Here, we report the first cross-sectional serological study to investigate local MPXV clade Ib transmission in South Kivu, DRC. Seropositiv...

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Main Authors: Leandre Murhula Masirika, Luca M. Zaeck, Pacifique Ndishimye, Jean Claude Udahemuka, Saria Otani, Frank M. Aarestrup, Leonard Schuele, Babs E. Verstrepen, Scott Jones, Ashley Otter, Corine H. GeurtsvanKessel, Jean Pierre Musabyimana, Justin Bengehya Mbiribindi, Jules Minega Ndoli, Bas B. Oude Munnink, Freddy Siangoli Belesi, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Rory D. de Vries
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62064-7
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