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study in Nature Communications reveals hidden transmission routes of clade Ib
#Mpox
in South Kivu, DRC—especially among sex workers and households. Crucial data for targeted vaccination strategies. Supported by EDCTP3 🔗
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Serological evidence of clade Ib Mpox transmission by sex workers and within household in South Kivu, DRC - Nature Communications
Serological studies are needed to understand the ongoing clade Ib mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring countries. Here, the authors conduct a cross-sectional serologic...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-62064-7
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Several
@juakivuproject.bsky.social
partners joined the EDCTP Forum 2025 in Kigali. Exciting new data were presented and new connections made. Read more here:
juakivu.org/news/jua-kiv...
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JUA KIVU at the EDCTP Forum 2025 – JUA KIVU
https://juakivu.org/news/jua-kivu-at-the-edctp-forum-2025/
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Awesome to finally meet in person during the @JuaKivu_viro consortium meeting in Kigali, Rwanda. Now attending the
#edctpforum
meeting.
#edctp3
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We have published a press release for the launch of the
@juakivuproject.bsky.social
project. Read more about how we contribute to better understand of the ongoing
#mpox
outbreak here:
juakivu.org/news/jua-kiv...
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JUA KIVU Press Release – JUA KIVU
https://juakivu.org/news/jua-kivu-press-release/
6 months ago
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Excited to share yet another publication from
@juakivuproject.bsky.social
. We confirm that sexual transmission was a likely cause of the rapid MPXV clade Ib spread but that the virus also spreads through household transmission. Read more here:
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
@EDCTP3 @HorizonEU
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Serological evidence supports the transmission of clade Ib mpox virus by professional sex workers and spread within households in South Kivu, DRC
Understanding secondary attack rates is a key knowledge gap in the ongoing clade Ib mpox virus (MPXV) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Here, we report the first serological study to i...
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.27.25324753v1.full-text
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The first JUA KIVU paper has been published in Nature Medicine! We show that
#mpox
rapidly spreads mostly through sexual contact within densely populated areas, highlighting the need for extended collaboration, health education strategies, contact tracing, clinical care and surveillance.
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Epidemiological and genomic evolution of the ongoing outbreak of clade Ib mpox virus in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo - Nature Medicine
Genomic and epidemiologic data suggest that the rapid spread of mpox clade I in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has happened mostly through sexual contact within densely populated areas.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03582-1
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We are JUA KIVU: a
#horizoneurope
-funded consortium with 5 partners in Africa and 3 in Europe. We conduct mpox emergency outbreak research to better understand the dynamics of the ongoing outbreak in the African Great Lakes region, providing evidence-based support for its containment.
juakivu.org
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JUA KIVU – JUA KIVU investigates mpox outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and surrounding countries
https://juakivu.org/
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