Establishment of a regional Mpox surveillance network in Central Africa: shared experiences in an endemic region

Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki, Sydney Merritt, Sylvie Linsuke, Emile Malembi, Francisca Muyembe, Lygie Lunyanga, Andrea Mayuma, Papy Kwete, Thierry Kalonji, Joule Madinga, Matthew LeBreton, Emmanuel Nakoune, Ernest Kalthan, Sevidzem Shang, Julius Nwobegahay, Odianosen Ehiakhamen, Elsa Dibongue, Jean-Médard Kankou, Bernard Erima, Denis K. Byarugaba, Paige Rudin Kinzie, Franck Mebwa, Francis Baelongandi, Aimé Kayolo, Pépin Nabugobe, Dieudonné Mwamba, Jean Malekani, Beatrice Nguete, Didine Kaba, Lisa E. Hensley, Jason Kindrachuk, Laurens Liesenborghs, Robert Shongo, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Nicole A. Hoff, Anne W. Rimoin, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni

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DOI: 10.1186/s41256-025-00408-y
Published: 2025-03-05
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s41256-025-00408-y,
  title = {Establishment of a regional Mpox surveillance network in Central Africa: shared experiences in an endemic region},
  author = {Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki and Sydney Merritt and Sylvie Linsuke and Emile Malembi and Francisca Muyembe and Lygie Lunyanga and Andrea Mayuma and Papy Kwete and Thierry Kalonji and Joule Madinga and Matthew LeBreton and Emmanuel Nakoune and Ernest Kalthan and Sevidzem Shang and Julius Nwobegahay and Odianosen Ehiakhamen and Elsa Dibongue and Jean-Médard Kankou and Bernard Erima and Denis K. Byarugaba and Paige Rudin Kinzie and Franck Mebwa and Francis Baelongandi and Aimé Kayolo and Pépin Nabugobe and Dieudonné Mwamba and Jean Malekani and Beatrice Nguete and Didine Kaba and Lisa E. Hensley and Jason Kindrachuk and Laurens Liesenborghs and Robert Shongo and Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum and Nicole A. Hoff and Anne W. Rimoin and Placide Mbala-Kingebeni},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Global Health Research and Policy},
  doi = {10.1186/s41256-025-00408-y},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-025-00408-y}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Establishment of a regional Mpox surveillance network in Central Africa: shared experiences in an endemic region
AU  - Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki
AU  - Sydney Merritt
AU  - Sylvie Linsuke
AU  - Emile Malembi
AU  - Francisca Muyembe
AU  - Lygie Lunyanga
AU  - Andrea Mayuma
AU  - Papy Kwete
AU  - Thierry Kalonji
AU  - Joule Madinga
AU  - Matthew LeBreton
AU  - Emmanuel Nakoune
AU  - Ernest Kalthan
AU  - Sevidzem Shang
AU  - Julius Nwobegahay
AU  - Odianosen Ehiakhamen
AU  - Elsa Dibongue
AU  - Jean-Médard Kankou
AU  - Bernard Erima
AU  - Denis K. Byarugaba
AU  - Paige Rudin Kinzie
AU  - Franck Mebwa
AU  - Francis Baelongandi
AU  - Aimé Kayolo
AU  - Pépin Nabugobe
AU  - Dieudonné Mwamba
AU  - Jean Malekani
AU  - Beatrice Nguete
AU  - Didine Kaba
AU  - Lisa E. Hensley
AU  - Jason Kindrachuk
AU  - Laurens Liesenborghs
AU  - Robert Shongo
AU  - Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum
AU  - Nicole A. Hoff
AU  - Anne W. Rimoin
AU  - Placide Mbala-Kingebeni
PY  - 2025
JO  - Global Health Research and Policy
DO  - 10.1186/s41256-025-00408-y
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Vakaniaki, E. H., Merritt, S., Linsuke, S., Malembi, E., Muyembe, F., Lunyanga, L., Mayuma, A., Kwete, P., Kalonji, T., Madinga, J., LeBreton, M., Nakoune, E., Kalthan, E., Shang, S., Nwobegahay, J., Ehiakhamen, O., Dibongue, E., Kankou, J., Erima, B., Byarugaba, D. K., Kinzie, P. R., Mebwa, F., Baelongandi, F., Kayolo, A., Nabugobe, P., Mwamba, D., Malekani, J., Nguete, B., Kaba, D., Hensley, L. E., Kindrachuk, J., Liesenborghs, L., Shongo, R., Muyembe-Tamfum, J., Hoff, N. A., Rimoin, A. W., & Mbala-Kingebeni, P. (2025). Establishment of a regional Mpox surveillance network in Central Africa: shared experiences in an endemic region. Global Health Research and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-025-00408-y

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