Mpox Clade IIb Virus Introduction into Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 2025

Tony Wawina-Bokalanga, Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki, Christian Ngandu, Prince Akil-Bandali, Jérémie Kundey-Mafu, Nadege Ngombe, Laurens Liesenborghs, Princesse Paku-Tshambu, Lorenzo Subissi, Pauline-Chloé Muswamba-Kayembe, Samy Tessi-Mvutukulu, Jacques Santini-Mafuta, Gradi Luakanda-Ndelemo, Olga Ntumba-Tshitenge, Mory Keita, Israel Cinkobu-Bualukengu, Emmanuel Lokilo-Lofiko, Fiston Cikaya-Kankolongo, Sikoti Josaphat, Cris Kacita, Adelar Lofungola, Judith Tete-Sitra, Raphael Lumembe-Numbi, Elzedek Mabika-Bope, Adrienne Amuri-Aziza, Daan Jansen, Jean-Claude Makangara-Cigolo, Jeanine Nkakulu, Yap Boum, Ngashi Ngongo, Sofonias Tessema, Nick Loman, Áine O’Toole, Anne W. Rimoin, Pierre Akilimali, Nicole A. Hoff, Jason Kindrachuk, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Martine Peeters, Dieudonné Mwamba, Koen Vercauteren, Andrew Rambaut, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni

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DOI: 10.3390/v18010087
Published: 2026-01-08
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@article{allodium:10.3390/v18010087,
  title = {Mpox Clade IIb Virus Introduction into Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 2025},
  author = {Tony Wawina-Bokalanga and Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki and Christian Ngandu and Prince Akil-Bandali and Jérémie Kundey-Mafu and Nadege Ngombe and Laurens Liesenborghs and Princesse Paku-Tshambu and Lorenzo Subissi and Pauline-Chloé Muswamba-Kayembe and Samy Tessi-Mvutukulu and Jacques Santini-Mafuta and Gradi Luakanda-Ndelemo and Olga Ntumba-Tshitenge and Mory Keita and Israel Cinkobu-Bualukengu and Emmanuel Lokilo-Lofiko and Fiston Cikaya-Kankolongo and Sikoti Josaphat and Cris Kacita and Adelar Lofungola and Judith Tete-Sitra and Raphael Lumembe-Numbi and Elzedek Mabika-Bope and Adrienne Amuri-Aziza and Daan Jansen and Jean-Claude Makangara-Cigolo and Jeanine Nkakulu and Yap Boum and Ngashi Ngongo and Sofonias Tessema and Nick Loman and Áine O’Toole and Anne W. Rimoin and Pierre Akilimali and Nicole A. Hoff and Jason Kindrachuk and Steve Ahuka-Mundeke and Martine Peeters and Dieudonné Mwamba and Koen Vercauteren and Andrew Rambaut and Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum and Placide Mbala-Kingebeni},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Viruses},
  doi = {10.3390/v18010087},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/v18010087}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Mpox Clade IIb Virus Introduction into Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 2025
AU  - Tony Wawina-Bokalanga
AU  - Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki
AU  - Christian Ngandu
AU  - Prince Akil-Bandali
AU  - Jérémie Kundey-Mafu
AU  - Nadege Ngombe
AU  - Laurens Liesenborghs
AU  - Princesse Paku-Tshambu
AU  - Lorenzo Subissi
AU  - Pauline-Chloé Muswamba-Kayembe
AU  - Samy Tessi-Mvutukulu
AU  - Jacques Santini-Mafuta
AU  - Gradi Luakanda-Ndelemo
AU  - Olga Ntumba-Tshitenge
AU  - Mory Keita
AU  - Israel Cinkobu-Bualukengu
AU  - Emmanuel Lokilo-Lofiko
AU  - Fiston Cikaya-Kankolongo
AU  - Sikoti Josaphat
AU  - Cris Kacita
AU  - Adelar Lofungola
AU  - Judith Tete-Sitra
AU  - Raphael Lumembe-Numbi
AU  - Elzedek Mabika-Bope
AU  - Adrienne Amuri-Aziza
AU  - Daan Jansen
AU  - Jean-Claude Makangara-Cigolo
AU  - Jeanine Nkakulu
AU  - Yap Boum
AU  - Ngashi Ngongo
AU  - Sofonias Tessema
AU  - Nick Loman
AU  - Áine O’Toole
AU  - Anne W. Rimoin
AU  - Pierre Akilimali
AU  - Nicole A. Hoff
AU  - Jason Kindrachuk
AU  - Steve Ahuka-Mundeke
AU  - Martine Peeters
AU  - Dieudonné Mwamba
AU  - Koen Vercauteren
AU  - Andrew Rambaut
AU  - Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum
AU  - Placide Mbala-Kingebeni
PY  - 2026
JO  - Viruses
DO  - 10.3390/v18010087
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3390/v18010087
ER  -

APA

Wawina-Bokalanga, T., Kinganda-Lusamaki, E., Ngandu, C., Akil-Bandali, P., Kundey-Mafu, J., Ngombe, N., Liesenborghs, L., Paku-Tshambu, P., Subissi, L., Muswamba-Kayembe, P., Tessi-Mvutukulu, S., Santini-Mafuta, J., Luakanda-Ndelemo, G., Ntumba-Tshitenge, O., Keita, M., Cinkobu-Bualukengu, I., Lokilo-Lofiko, E., Cikaya-Kankolongo, F., Josaphat, S., Kacita, C., Lofungola, A., Tete-Sitra, J., Lumembe-Numbi, R., Mabika-Bope, E., Amuri-Aziza, A., Jansen, D., Makangara-Cigolo, J., Nkakulu, J., Boum, Y., Ngongo, N., Tessema, S., Loman, N., O’Toole, Á., Rimoin, A. W., Akilimali, P., Hoff, N. A., Kindrachuk, J., Ahuka-Mundeke, S., Peeters, M., Mwamba, D., Vercauteren, K., Rambaut, A., Muyembe-Tamfum, J., & Mbala-Kingebeni, P. (2026). Mpox Clade IIb Virus Introduction into Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 2025. Viruses. https://doi.org/10.3390/v18010087

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