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Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Human Mpox Outbreak in Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Part2)
Sponsor: Osaka Metropolitan University
Summary
The goal of this observational study is * to better understand the dominant modes of transmission * to estimate the extent of transmission among contacts by determining the secondary infection rate for human-to-human transmission at an individual level and identifying factors associated with secondary infections. * to determine the proportion of asymptomatic or pauci-symptomatic infections. * to characterize the incubation period of mpox and the duration of infectiousness, including reproduction numbers. * to assess serological responses following confirmed infection.
Official title: Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Human Mpox Outbreak in Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Part3)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
122
Start Date
2024-08-01
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2025-07-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Locations (1)
Equateur Provincial Public Health Laboratory
Mbandaka, Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo