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Title: Co-circulating monkeypox and swinepox viruses, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2022

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item KALONJI, THIERRY - Institute National Research Biomedical
item MALEMBI, EMILE - Institute National Research Biomedical
item MATELA, JEAN - Institute National Research Biomedical
item LIKAFI, TOUTOU - Institute National Research Biomedical
item KINGANDA-LUSAMAKI, EDDY - Institute National Research Biomedical
item VAKANIAKI, EMMANUEL - Institute National Research Biomedical
item HOFF, NICOLE - University Of California (UCLA)
item AZIZA, AMURI - Institute National Research Biomedical
item MUYEMBE, FRANCISCA - Institute National Research Biomedical
item KABAMBA, JOELLE - Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC) - United States
item COOREMAN, TINE - University Of Antwerp
item NGUETE, BEATRICE - Ministry Of Public Health
item WITTE, DANAE - University Of Florida
item AYOUBA, AHIDJO - University Of Montpellier
item FERNANDEZ, NICOLAS - University Of Montpellier
item ROGE, STIJN - Institute Of Tropical Medicine
item PEETERS, MARTINE - University Of Montpellier
item MERRITT, SYDNEY - University Of California (UCLA)
item AHUKA-MUNDEKE, STEVE - Institute National Research Biomedical
item DELAPORTE, ERIC - University Of Montpellier
item PUKUTA, ELISABETH - Institute National Research Biomedical
item MARIEN, JOACHIM - University Of Antwerp
item BANGWEN, EUGENE - Institute Of Tropical Medicine
item LAKIN, STEVEN - US Department Of Agriculture (USDA)
item LEWIS, CHARLES - US Department Of Agriculture (USDA)
item DOTY, JEFFREY - Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC) - United States
item LIESENBORGHS, LAURENS - Institute Of Tropical Medicine
item Hensley, Lisa
item MCCOLLUM, ANDREA - Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC) - United States
item RIMOIN, ANNE - University Of California (UCLA)
item MUYEMBE-TAMFUM, JEAN JACQUES - Institute National Research Biomedical
item SHONGO, ROBERT - Institute National Research Biomedical
item KABA, DIDINE - Ministry Of Public Health
item MBALA-KINGEBENI, PLACIDE - Institute National Research Biomedical

Submitted to: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type: Research Notes
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/6/2024
Publication Date: 2/28/2024
Citation: Kalonji, T., Malembi, E., Matela, J.P., Likafi, T., Kinganda-Lusamaki, E., Vakaniaki, E., Hoff, N.A., Aziza, A., Muyembe, F., Kabamba, J., Cooreman, T., Nguete, B., Witte, D., Ayouba, A., Fernandez, N., Roge, S., Peeters, M., Merritt, S., Ahuka-Mundeke, S., Delaporte, E., Pukuta, E., Marien, J., Bangwen, E., Lakin, S., Lewis, C., Doty, J.B., Liesenborghs, L., Hensley, L.E., Mccollum, A., Rimoin, A.W., Muyembe-Tamfum, J., Shongo, R., Kaba, D., Mbala-Kingebeni, P. 2024. Co-circulating monkeypox and swinepox viruses, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2022. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 30(4). https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3004.231413.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3004.231413

Interpretive Summary: This paper describes the presence of two different pox viruses in the same location and the first time this has been recognized in Africa. It is also the first report of swinepox in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The observation highlights the need for active monitoring of diseases and the need to be able to rapidly test for infectious diseases in humans and animals.

Technical Abstract: In September 2022, Tshuapa province reported a group of deaths in pigs presenting pox-like lesions with sequencing analysis later indicating swinepox infection. Targeted sampling of the surrounding community identified two cases of mpox. This investigation identified the first confirmed swinepox outbreak and concurrent circulation with mpox in the DRC.