🦠New mpox variant on the rise in Eastern DRC. This variant is transmitted mainly through sexual contact and could potentially spread to surrounding countries. Nature Medicine Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB) Heidy Rombouts FWO bit.ly/4b8z6O6

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Great news, #mpox vaccines are approved in the DRC! The MBOTE project led by Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), with the support of Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp and others, is ready to support vaccination through operational research and aims to document vaccination impact & effectiveness reuters.com/world/africa/c…

By being in the scientific manuscript of the new Mpox Ib clade in the DRC, I found this piece at the Telegraph very inconsistent with the scientific results presented. This kind of news can spread misinformation, panic and increase discrimination. 🧵 telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

We are looking for a scientific coordinator on a challenging but exciting EDCTP #mpox project in South Kivu together with our Congolese partners Sounds like something for you, check out the vacancy: 👇 itg.be/en/jobs-and-re…

„Toen wij in januari de uitbraak voor het eerst bestudeerden was die nog klein genoeg om die in te dammen met vaccinatie. Nu zal dat een gigantische uitdaging worden.” Laurens Liesenborghs Niki Korteweg NRC Wetenschap #mpox nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/07…

The Clade Ib mpox outbreak in Eastern DRC is expanding and has now reached the big city of Goma, also in refugee camps 😟. Very worrying. Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB) is leading the investigation. Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp together with others is supporting virological.org/t/mpox-clade-i…

Mijn interview Radio 1 De #mpox uitbraak in Oost Congo neemt snel toe De situatie is verontrustend, maar vooral voor de lokale bevolking. Er is ook een risico op internationale verspreiding. Echter gevaar nieuwe grote epidemie in Belgie is klein vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024…

The Lancet Infectious Diseases reported on the contribution of Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB) and Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp to the research on the latest #mpox outbreak in DR Congo. "Escalating mpox epidemic in DR Congo" Placide Mbala Laurens Liesenborghs ⬇️thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

Our #preprint on x-boundary #Mpox transmission between CAR + DRCongo is now online: medrxiv.org/content/10.110… This paper represents important global collaboration: Placide Mbala Jason Kindrachuk, PhD Laurens Liesenborghs Nicole Hoff LUSAMAKI KINGANDA Emile Malembi Megan Halbrook + many others.

Clade I Monkeypox virus genomic diversity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018 - 2024: Predominance of Zoonotic Transmission medrxiv.org/content/10.110…. LUSAMAKI KINGANDA Amuri Aziza Placide Mbala Jean Claude Makangara Muyembe Tamfum Ministère de la Santé RDC Laboratoire Rodolphe Mérieux Inrb Goma Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB)

Belgium activated EU HERA to donate 215,000 mpox vaccine doses to Africa CDC and supported the development of this vaccine. As the virus spreads rapidly, this action highlights the crucial importance of strong partnerships.

De Belgische ontwikkelingssamenwerking steunt Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Antwerpen en het onderzoek van prof Laurens Liesenborghs en zijn Congolese collega’s. Zonder die steun zou de strijd tegen #Mpox nu nog een pak moeilijker zijn. Daarom blijft die internationale solidariteit hard nodig!

Confused about the different mpox clades and outbreaks? The story is indeed complex. This excellent piece from Kai Kupferschmidt brings nuance into the discussion and counteracts the harmful narrative that 'the most aggressive mpox variant ever is spreading' science.org/content/articl…

Vandaag kwam Koen Wauters langs op het Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Antwerpen met enkele goeie vragen over mpox. Mensen horen 'virus variant, noodtoestand, exponentiële toename'. Je zou van minder ongerust zijn.. Echter, mpox is belangrijk, maar verre van de nieuwe covid! vrtnws.be/p.kMdxjvNWyAO

Janice Kew Jason Gale Antony Sguazzin Naomi Kresge Laurens Liesenborghs was part of the team that identified Clade Ib. They warned it could spread globally. Action wasn't taken. “But of course you often don’t get credit for an outbreak that is avoided. That’s always the paradox in infectious diseases.” bloomberg.com/news/features/…