Preliminary analysis of full genome sequences of 58 MPXV clade Ib cases from Kamituga and Kamanyola, South-Kivu , DRC Recently, we showed that the MPXV outbreak in South Kivu is associated with a novel sub- lineage of clade I viruses (Murhula Masirika et al, 2024). The majority of these cases seem to be transmitted through heterosexual contact, with also person-to-person transmission within and outside the households. Here we provide an update of the ongoing sequencing effort. We sequenced MP...
