- Bogoch, Isaac;
- Cevik, Muge;
- Gonsalves, Gregg;
- Hensley, Lisa;
- Low, Nicola;
- Shaw, Souradet;
- Schillberg, Erin;
- Hunter, Mikayla;
- Lunyanga, Lygie;
- Linsuke, Sylvie;
- Madinga, Joule;
- Peeters, Martine;
- Cigolo, Jean-Claude;
- Ahuka-Mundeke, Steve;
- Muyembe, Jean-Jacques;
- Rimoin, Anne;
- Kindrachuk, Jason;
- Mbala-Kingebeni, Placide;
- Lushima, Robert;
- Kibungu, Emile;
- Vakaniaki, Emmanuel;
- Kinganda-Lusamaki, Eddy;
- Kalonji-Mukendi, Thierry;
- Pukuta, Elisabeth;
- Hoff, Nicole
We report a cluster of clade I monkeypox virus infections linked to sexual contact in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Case investigations resulted in 5 reverse transcription PCR-confirmed infections; genome sequencing suggest they belonged to the same transmission chain. This finding demonstrates that mpox transmission through sexual contact extends beyond clade IIb.
