Mukadi-Bamuleka et al., report the first introduction of MPXV Clade Ib into Goma, DRC, revealing non-sexual human-to-human transmission chains involving children in an internally displaced persons’ camp. These findings underscore the urgent need to expand surveillance and public health messaging beyond adult sexual networks to include paediatric and displaced populations.
- Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka
- Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki
- Steve Ahuka-Mundeke