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ArticleGlobal health research and policy2025

Establishment of a regional Mpox surveillance network in Central Africa: shared experiences in an endemic region.

Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki, Sydney Merritt, Sylvie Linsuke, Emile Malembi, Francisca Muyembe, Lygie Lunyanga, Andrea Mayuma, Papy Kwete, Thierry Kalonji, Joule Madinga and 27 more

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Emmanuel Hasivirwe VakaniakiDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Sydney MerrittDepartment of Epidemiology, Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, 650 Charles E. Young Dr, CHS 41-275, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Sylvie LinsukeDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Emile MalembiNational Program for Monkeypox and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, Ministry of Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Francisca MuyembeDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lygie LunyangaDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Andrea MayumaDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Papy KweteDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Thierry KalonjiNational Program for Monkeypox and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, Ministry of Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Joule MadingaDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Matthew LeBretonMosaic, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Emmanuel NakounePasteur Institute of Bangui, Bangui, Central African Republic.
Ernest KalthanMinistry of Health and Populations, Bangui, Central African Republic.
Sevidzem ShangMilitary Health Research Center (CRESAR), Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Julius NwobegahayMilitary Health Research Center (CRESAR), Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Odianosen EhiakhamenNigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Abuja, Nigeria.
Elsa DibongueCameroon National Program for the Prevention and Control of Emerging and Re-Emerging Zoonoses, Ministry of Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Jean-Médard KankouEpidemiology and Disease Control Department, Ministry of Public Health, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
Bernard ErimaMakerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Denis K ByarugabaMakerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Paige Rudin KinziePurdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Franck MebwaDivision Provinciale de La Santé de La Tshopo, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Francis BaelongandiDivision Provinciale de La Santé de La Tshopo, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Aimé KayoloEpidemiological Surveillance Department, Kinshasa, Ministry of Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Pépin NabugobeNational Institute of Public Health, Kinshasa, Ministry of Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Dieudonné MwambaNational Institute of Public Health, Kinshasa, Ministry of Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Jean MalekaniDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Beatrice NgueteKinshasa School of Public Health, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Didine KabaKinshasa School of Public Health, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lisa E HensleyZoonotic and Emerging Disease Research Unit, National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Manhattan, KS, USA.
Jason KindrachukDepartment of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Laurens LiesenborghsDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
Robert ShongoNational Program for Monkeypox and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, Ministry of Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum *Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Nicole A Hoff *Department of Epidemiology, Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, 650 Charles E. Young Dr, CHS 41-275, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Anne W Rimoin *Department of Epidemiology, Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, 650 Charles E. Young Dr, CHS 41-275, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA. arimoin@ucla.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0662-9067
Placide Mbala-Kingebeni *Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. mbalaplacide@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1556-3570

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Defense Threat Reduction Agency HDTRA1-21-1-0040
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To address the underreporting of mpox cases in endemic regions, a regional surveillance network, known as the Mpox Threat Reduction Network (MPX-TRN), was established between five neighboring countries in Central and West Africa in 2022. One direct outcome of the MPX-TRN has been the strengthening of regional mpox surveillance. This consortium has facilited open communication channels, detection of cross-border mpox cases, and improvements of the detection and diagnosis of mpox in Central Africa and worldwide. Importantly, the MPX-TRN provides a scalable model for addressing underreporting of diseases, such as mpox.

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Endemic DiseasesPopulation SurveillanceAfrica, CentralAfrica, WesternHumansMpox, MonkeypoxMonkeypoxMpoxRegional surveillance networkShared experienceThe Democratic Republic of Congo

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PMID40045429
PMCPMC11881381

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