Clade Ia Monkeypox Virus Linked to Sexual Transmission, Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 2024

• DOI: 10.3201/eid3105.241690
• Publication Date: 2025-04-24T15:00:41Z
• Authors: Jean-Claude Makan...; Kelly-Michel Kenye; Lygie Lunyanga; Daan Jansen; Eddy Kinganda-Lus...; Sifa Kavira; Adrienne Amuri-Aziza; Emile Malembi; Yvon Anta; Prince Akil-Bandali; Emmanuel Lokilo-L...; Emmanuel Hasivirw...; Sabin Sabiti Nundu; Elisabeth Pukuta-...; Princesse Paku-Ts...; Rilia Ola-Mpumbe; Raphael Lumembe-N...; Gabriel Kabamba-L...; Gradi Luakanda; Cris Kacita; Robert Shongo-Lus...; Dieudonné Mwamba; Áine O’Toole; Sydney Merritt; Megan Halbrook; Daniel Mukadi-Bam...; Nicole A. Hoff; Nicola Low; Isaac Bogoch; Muge Cevik; Gregg Gonsalves; Souradet Shaw; Lorenzo Subissi; Laurens Liesenborghs; Ahidjo Ayouba; Martine Peeters; Eric Delaporte; Sofonias Tessema; Anne W. Rimoin; Jean-Jacques Muye...; Andrew Rambaut; Koen Vercauteren; Steve Ahuka-Mundeke; Jason Kindrachuk; Tony Wawina-Bokal...; Placide Mbala-Kin...
• Keywords: Monkeypox; Capital city; Sexual transmission

Several concurrent mpox outbreaks are ongoing in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We report a case severe clade Ia an adult woman with indeterminate HIV status who died 16 days after symptom onset. She self-identified as sex worker and had spent time capital city, Kinshasa.