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We describe cases with monkeypox virus (MPXV) Clade Ib in Burundi from their first detection in July until 20 August 2024. Testing 442 people with vesicular lesions confirmed 170 cases (98 male; 72 female), 82 (48%) being < 15 years old. Differential diagnosis of the first 30 individuals testing MPXV negative revealed chickenpox in 20. Cases occurred in 26 of 49 Burundi health districts, but mostly in Bujumbura Nord (88/170; 67%). Case-derived MPXV genetic sequences from Burundi and South-Kivu (Democratic Republic of the Congo), clustered together in phylogenetic analysis.

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Monkeypox Clade Ib virus introduction into Burundi: first findings, July to mid-August 2024
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=N%C3%A9h%C3%A9mie+Nzoyikorera&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nzoyikorera Néhémie</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Cassien+Nduwimana&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nduwimana Cassien</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Leonard+Schuele&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Schuele Leonard</a>, <a href="/search?value1=David+F+Nieuwenhuijse&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nieuwenhuijse David F</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marion+Koopmans&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Koopmans Marion</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Saria+Otani&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Otani Saria</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Frank+M+Aarestrup&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Aarestrup Frank M</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Th%C3%A9og%C3%A8ne+Ihorimbere&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ihorimbere Théogène</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Denis+Niyomwungere&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Niyomwungere Denis</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Armstrong+Ndihokubwayo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ndihokubwayo Armstrong</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Idrissa+Diawara&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Diawara Idrissa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alexis+Niyomwungere&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Niyomwungere Alexis</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Dionis+Nizigiyimana&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nizigiyimana Dionis</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marie+Noelle+Uwineza&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Uwineza Marie Noelle</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Bas+B+Oude+Munnink&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Oude Munnink Bas B</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Joseph+Nyandwi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nyandwi Joseph</a></span>. Monkeypox Clade Ib virus introduction into Burundi: first findings, July to mid-August 2024. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2024;29(42):pii=2400666. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.42.2400666" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.42.2400666</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 04 Oct 2024;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 17 Oct 2024 </span> </p>
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