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Community transmission of mpox clade Ib not driven through sexual exposures, Uvira, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, June to October 2024
BACKGROUNDIn September 2023, monkeypox virus (MPXV) clade Ib emerged in Kamituga, a mining zone in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of …
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes after infection with monkeypox virus clade I during pregnancy in DR Congo: a pooled, prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Monkeypox virus (MPXV) has been linked to vertical transmission, but systematic data are scarce. We aimed to describe the …
Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki, Isaac Barhishindi, Ange Mubiala, Espoir Bwenge Malembaka, Lydia Braunack-Mayer, Bruce Nganga, Sabin Sabiti Nundu, Isabel Brosius, Stefanie Bracke, Eugene Bangwen, Elise De Vos, Robert Colebunders, Mireille Ngale, Gabriel Kayembe, Christian Tshongo, Ali Dilu, Celestin Tshimanga, Jean-Luc Biampata, Patrick Musole Bugeme, Nsengi Ntamabyaliro, Bruce Kirenga, Misaki Wayengera, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, David Lupande Mwenebitu, Anne W. Rimoin, Tony Wawina-Bokalanga, Koen Vercauteren, Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Susanne Krasemann, Jason Kindrachuk, Andrew S. Azman, Veronique Nussenblatt, Ian Crozier, Lori E. Dodd, Olivier Tshiani-Mbaya, MBOTE-SK Consortium, PREGMPOX Consortium, PALM007 Consortium, Uvira Study Group, Nicola Low, Patrick D. M. C. Katoto, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, Laurens Liesenborghs
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The Incubation Periods of Mpox Virus Clade Ib
BACKGROUND: Mpox virus (MPXV) clade Ib, first detected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in September 2023, spread …
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Expanding cholera serosurveillance to vaccinated populations
Mass oral cholera vaccination campaigns targeted at subnational areas with high incidence are central to global cholera elimination …
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Rethinking cholera diagnostic test performance, interpretation, and evaluation: a field-based latent-class analysis in Bangladesh
BACKGROUND: Accurate and reliable diagnostics, including rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), are crucial components of cholera control …
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Toward Relationality in Infectious Disease Research
Emerging research increasingly links climate change to infectious disease outcomes, including zoonotic transmission and spillover …
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Diagnostic performance and kinetics of hepatitis E viral RNA and IgM antibody test positivity in a genotype 1 outbreak in South Sudan
BACKGROUND: Diagnostics are essential for understanding hepatitis E epidemiology, but the field performance of available tests remains …
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Geographical shifting of cholera burden in Africa and its implications for disease control
Cholera outbreaks cause substantial morbidity and mortality in Africa, yet changes in the geographic distribution of cholera burden …
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Evolving infectious disease dynamics shape school-based intervention effectiveness
School-based interventions during epidemics are often controversial, as experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, where reducing …
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Protection from killed whole-cell cholera vaccines: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Killed whole-cell oral cholera vaccines (kOCVs) are a standard prevention and control measure in cholera-endemic areas and …
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