ArticleEmerging infectious diseases2016
Extended Human-to-Human Transmission during a Monkeypox Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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- Mpox vaccine acceptance and uptake in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC global and public health · 2026Pooled it
- Mpox vaccination uptake and acceptance in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Pooled it
- Global and regional mortality rate statistics of mpox (formerly monkeypox): a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.Pathogens and global health · 2025Pooled it
- Global epidemiology, viral evolution, and public health responses: a systematic review on Mpox (1958-2024).Journal of global health · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical Features, Antiviral Treatment, and Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Comparative Analysis of the Previous and the 2022 Mpox Outbreaks.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2023Pooled it
- Global Epidemiological Features of Human Monkeypox Cases and Their Associations With Social-Economic Level and International Travel Arrivals: A Systematic Review and Ecological Study.International journal of public health · 2023Pooled it
- Symptomatology, prognosis, and clinical findings of Monkeypox infected patients during COVID-19 era: A systematic-review.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2022Pooled it
- The changing epidemiology of human monkeypox-A potential threat? A systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of the epidemiology of human monkeypox outbreaks and implications for outbreak strategy.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Pooled it
- Molecular cloning of a monkeypox virus clade IIb genome and construction of an attenuated mutant for basic and translational research.Emerging microbes & infections · 2026Article
- XMP-Net: An XAI-Based Modified Xception Model for Recognizing Monkeypox and Other Skin Diseases.BioMed research international · 2026Article
- Mpox coinfections and clinical manifestation in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in systems biology · 2026Review
- Epidemiological profile and transmission of mpox in the Kamituga health zone of South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional prospective study.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Mpox surveillance in endemic regions: a scoping review of trends, challenges, and recommendations.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
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- Global transmission characteristics of mpox outbreaks: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- From neglected to notoriety: a review of Mpox clinical features, virology, epidemiology, treatment and prevention strategies.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2025Review
- Monkeypox Virus Partial-Genome Amplicon Sequencing for Improvement of Genomic Surveillance during Mpox Outbreaks.Emerging infectious diseases · 2025Article
- A systematic nomenclature for mpox viruses causing outbreaks with sustained human-to-human transmission.Nature medicine · 2025Article
- The Trans-Kingdom Spectrum of Mpox-like Lesion Pustules of Suspect Patients in the Mpox Clade Ib Outbreak in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.Microorganisms · 2025Article
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Abstract
A >600% increase in monkeypox cases occurred in the Bokungu Health Zone of the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the second half of 2013; this increase prompted an outbreak investigation. A total of 104 possible cases were reported from this health zone; among 60 suspected cases that were tested, 50 (48.1%) cases were confirmed by laboratory testing, and 10 (9.6%) tested negative for monkeypox virus (MPXV) infection. The household attack rate (i.e., rate of persons living with an infected person that develop symptoms of MPXV infection) was 50%. Nine families showed >1 transmission event, and >6 transmission events occurred within this health zone. Mean incubation period was 8 days (range 4-14 days). The high attack rate and transmission observed in this study reinforce the importance of surveillance and rapid identification of monkeypox cases. Community education and training are needed to prevent transmission of MPXV infection during outbreaks.
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