Maternal and neonatal outcomes after infection with monkeypox virus clade I during pregnancy in DR Congo: a pooled, prospective cohort study

Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki, Isaac Barhishindi, Ange Mubiala, Espoir Bwenge Malembaka, Lydia Braunack-Mayer, Bruce Nganga, Sabin Sabiti Nundu, Isabel Brosius, Stefanie Bracke, Eugene Bangwen, Elise De Vos, Robert Colebunders, Mireille Ngale, Gabriel Kayembe, Christian Tshongo, Ali Dilu, Celestin Tshimanga, Jean-Luc Biampata, Patrick Musole Bugeme, Nsengi Ntamabyaliro, Bruce Kirenga, Misaki Wayengera, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, David Lupande Mwenebitu, Anne W Rimoin, Tony Wawina-Bokalanga, Koen Vercauteren, Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Susanne Krasemann, Jason Kindrachuk, Andrew S Azman, Veronique Nussenblatt, Ian Crozier, Lori E Dodd, Olivier Tshiani-Mbaya, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Adrienne Amuri-Aziza, Jean-Claude Makangara-Cigolo, Fiston Mpinda-Isekusu, Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki, Raphaël Lumembe-Numbi, Yves Mujula, Papy Munganga, Jean-Claude Tshomba, Sarah Houben, Christophe Van Dijck, Nicole A. Hoff, Sydney Merritt, Martine Peeters, Richard Kojan, Léandre Mutimbwa-Mambo, Jenestin Babingwa Munga, Steeven Bilembo Kitwanda, Divin Mazambi Mambo, Franklin Mweshi Kumbana, James Wakilongo Zangilwa, Cris Kacita, Esto Bahizire, Wyvine Bapolisi, Bertin C. Bisimwa, Arsene Daniel Nyalundja, Mudarshiru Bbuye, Claudine Mukashyaka, Marina Saleeb, Yves Jacquemyn, Samir Kumar-Singh, Osama A.A. Mohamed, Rosine Ali, Michael Kombozi Basika, Esaie Kindombe, Mays Kisala, Augustin Ibanda, Baudouin Matiba Baudouin, Gael Mukendi, Patrick Mutombo, Tona Lutete, Mariano Lusakibanza, Yves Lula, Patricia Kabuni, Hippy Lonza, Sylvain Mulumba, Henri Mutomboh, Yves-Ninon Kumuamba, Jules Alonga, Claude Shosongo, Katherine Cone, Trust Faraja Mukika, Patrick Kazuba Bugale, Salomon Mashupe Shangula, Levi Bugwaja, Stephanie Ngai, Jules Jackson, Nicola Low, Patrick D M C Katoto, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, Laurens Liesenborghs

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(25)02309-8
Published: 2026-01
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@article{allodium:10.1016/s0140-6736-25-02309-8,
  title = {Maternal and neonatal outcomes after infection with monkeypox virus clade I during pregnancy in DR Congo: a pooled, prospective cohort study},
  author = {Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki and Isaac Barhishindi and Ange Mubiala and Espoir Bwenge Malembaka and Lydia Braunack-Mayer and Bruce Nganga and Sabin Sabiti Nundu and Isabel Brosius and Stefanie Bracke and Eugene Bangwen and Elise De Vos and Robert Colebunders and Mireille Ngale and Gabriel Kayembe and Christian Tshongo and Ali Dilu and Celestin Tshimanga and Jean-Luc Biampata and Patrick Musole Bugeme and Nsengi Ntamabyaliro and Bruce Kirenga and Misaki Wayengera and Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo and David Lupande Mwenebitu and Anne W Rimoin and Tony Wawina-Bokalanga and Koen Vercauteren and Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka and Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum and Susanne Krasemann and Jason Kindrachuk and Andrew S Azman and Veronique Nussenblatt and Ian Crozier and Lori E Dodd and Olivier Tshiani-Mbaya and Steve Ahuka-Mundeke and Adrienne Amuri-Aziza and Jean-Claude Makangara-Cigolo and Fiston Mpinda-Isekusu and Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki and Raphaël Lumembe-Numbi and Yves Mujula and Papy Munganga and Jean-Claude Tshomba and Sarah Houben and Christophe Van Dijck and Nicole A. Hoff and Sydney Merritt and Martine Peeters and Richard Kojan and Léandre Mutimbwa-Mambo and Jenestin Babingwa Munga and Steeven Bilembo Kitwanda and Divin Mazambi Mambo and Franklin Mweshi Kumbana and James Wakilongo Zangilwa and Cris Kacita and Esto Bahizire and Wyvine Bapolisi and Bertin C. Bisimwa and Arsene Daniel Nyalundja and Mudarshiru Bbuye and Claudine Mukashyaka and Marina Saleeb and Yves Jacquemyn and Samir Kumar-Singh and Osama A.A. Mohamed and Rosine Ali and Michael Kombozi Basika and Esaie Kindombe and Mays Kisala and Augustin Ibanda and Baudouin Matiba Baudouin and Gael Mukendi and Patrick Mutombo and Tona Lutete and Mariano Lusakibanza and Yves Lula and Patricia Kabuni and Hippy Lonza and Sylvain Mulumba and Henri Mutomboh and Yves-Ninon Kumuamba and Jules Alonga and Claude Shosongo and Katherine Cone and Trust Faraja Mukika and Patrick Kazuba Bugale and Salomon Mashupe Shangula and Levi Bugwaja and Stephanie Ngai and Jules Jackson and Nicola Low and Patrick D M C Katoto and Placide Mbala-Kingebeni and Laurens Liesenborghs},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The Lancet},
  doi = {10.1016/s0140-6736(25)02309-8},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(25)02309-8}
}

RIS

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Maternal and neonatal outcomes after infection with monkeypox virus clade I during pregnancy in DR Congo: a pooled, prospective cohort study
AU  - Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki
AU  - Isaac Barhishindi
AU  - Ange Mubiala
AU  - Espoir Bwenge Malembaka
AU  - Lydia Braunack-Mayer
AU  - Bruce Nganga
AU  - Sabin Sabiti Nundu
AU  - Isabel Brosius
AU  - Stefanie Bracke
AU  - Eugene Bangwen
AU  - Elise De Vos
AU  - Robert Colebunders
AU  - Mireille Ngale
AU  - Gabriel Kayembe
AU  - Christian Tshongo
AU  - Ali Dilu
AU  - Celestin Tshimanga
AU  - Jean-Luc Biampata
AU  - Patrick Musole Bugeme
AU  - Nsengi Ntamabyaliro
AU  - Bruce Kirenga
AU  - Misaki Wayengera
AU  - Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo
AU  - David Lupande Mwenebitu
AU  - Anne W Rimoin
AU  - Tony Wawina-Bokalanga
AU  - Koen Vercauteren
AU  - Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka
AU  - Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum
AU  - Susanne Krasemann
AU  - Jason Kindrachuk
AU  - Andrew S Azman
AU  - Veronique Nussenblatt
AU  - Ian Crozier
AU  - Lori E Dodd
AU  - Olivier Tshiani-Mbaya
AU  - Steve Ahuka-Mundeke
AU  - Adrienne Amuri-Aziza
AU  - Jean-Claude Makangara-Cigolo
AU  - Fiston Mpinda-Isekusu
AU  - Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki
AU  - Raphaël Lumembe-Numbi
AU  - Yves Mujula
AU  - Papy Munganga
AU  - Jean-Claude Tshomba
AU  - Sarah Houben
AU  - Christophe Van Dijck
AU  - Nicole A. Hoff
AU  - Sydney Merritt
AU  - Martine Peeters
AU  - Richard Kojan
AU  - Léandre Mutimbwa-Mambo
AU  - Jenestin Babingwa Munga
AU  - Steeven Bilembo Kitwanda
AU  - Divin Mazambi Mambo
AU  - Franklin Mweshi Kumbana
AU  - James Wakilongo Zangilwa
AU  - Cris Kacita
AU  - Esto Bahizire
AU  - Wyvine Bapolisi
AU  - Bertin C. Bisimwa
AU  - Arsene Daniel Nyalundja
AU  - Mudarshiru Bbuye
AU  - Claudine Mukashyaka
AU  - Marina Saleeb
AU  - Yves Jacquemyn
AU  - Samir Kumar-Singh
AU  - Osama A.A. Mohamed
AU  - Rosine Ali
AU  - Michael Kombozi Basika
AU  - Esaie Kindombe
AU  - Mays Kisala
AU  - Augustin Ibanda
AU  - Baudouin Matiba Baudouin
AU  - Gael Mukendi
AU  - Patrick Mutombo
AU  - Tona Lutete
AU  - Mariano Lusakibanza
AU  - Yves Lula
AU  - Patricia Kabuni
AU  - Hippy Lonza
AU  - Sylvain Mulumba
AU  - Henri Mutomboh
AU  - Yves-Ninon Kumuamba
AU  - Jules Alonga
AU  - Claude Shosongo
AU  - Katherine Cone
AU  - Trust Faraja Mukika
AU  - Patrick Kazuba Bugale
AU  - Salomon Mashupe Shangula
AU  - Levi Bugwaja
AU  - Stephanie Ngai
AU  - Jules Jackson
AU  - Nicola Low
AU  - Patrick D M C Katoto
AU  - Placide Mbala-Kingebeni
AU  - Laurens Liesenborghs
PY  - 2026
JO  - The Lancet
DO  - 10.1016/s0140-6736(25)02309-8
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APA

Vakaniaki, E. H., Barhishindi, I., Mubiala, A., Malembaka, E. B., Braunack-Mayer, L., Nganga, B., Nundu, S. S., Brosius, I., Bracke, S., Bangwen, E., Vos, E. D., Colebunders, R., Ngale, M., Kayembe, G., Tshongo, C., Dilu, A., Tshimanga, C., Biampata, J., Bugeme, P. M., Ntamabyaliro, N., Kirenga, B., Wayengera, M., Fodjo, J. N. S., Mwenebitu, D. L., Rimoin, A. W., Wawina-Bokalanga, T., Vercauteren, K., Mukadi-Bamuleka, D., Muyembe-Tamfum, J., Krasemann, S., Kindrachuk, J., Azman, A. S., Nussenblatt, V., Crozier, I., Dodd, L. E., Tshiani-Mbaya, O., Ahuka-Mundeke, S., Amuri-Aziza, A., Makangara-Cigolo, J., Mpinda-Isekusu, F., Kinganda-Lusamaki, E., Lumembe-Numbi, R., Mujula, Y., Munganga, P., Tshomba, J., Houben, S., Dijck, C. V., Hoff, N. A., Merritt, S., Peeters, M., Kojan, R., Mutimbwa-Mambo, L., Munga, J. B., Kitwanda, S. B., Mambo, D. M., Kumbana, F. M., Zangilwa, J. W., Kacita, C., Bahizire, E., Bapolisi, W., Bisimwa, B. C., Nyalundja, A. D., Bbuye, M., Mukashyaka, C., Saleeb, M., Jacquemyn, Y., Kumar-Singh, S., Mohamed, O. A., Ali, R., Basika, M. K., Kindombe, E., Kisala, M., Ibanda, A., Baudouin, B. M., Mukendi, G., Mutombo, P., Lutete, T., Lusakibanza, M., Lula, Y., Kabuni, P., Lonza, H., Mulumba, S., Mutomboh, H., Kumuamba, Y., Alonga, J., Shosongo, C., Cone, K., Mukika, T. F., Bugale, P. K., Shangula, S. M., Bugwaja, L., Ngai, S., Jackson, J., Low, N., Katoto, P. D. M. C., Mbala-Kingebeni, P., & Liesenborghs, L. (2026). Maternal and neonatal outcomes after infection with monkeypox virus clade I during pregnancy in DR Congo: a pooled, prospective cohort study. The Lancet. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(25)02309-8

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