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

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.PMID:38487886 | PMC:PMC10941309 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.11.2400106

Source: Euro Surveill - March 15, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Leandre Murhula Masirika Jean Claude Udahemuka Leonard Schuele Pacifique Ndishimye Saria Otani Justin Bengehya Mbiribindi Jean M Marekani L éandre Mutimbwa Mambo Nadine Malyamungu Bubala Marjan Boter David F Nieuwenhuijse Trudie Lang Ernest Balyahamwabo Source Type: research