Establishment of a regional Mpox surveillance network in Central Africa: shared experiences in an endemic region

EH Vakaniaki; S Merritt; S Linsuke; E Malembi; F Muyembe; L Lunyanga; A Mayuma; P Kwete; T Kalonji; J Madinga; M Lebreton; E Nakoune; E Kalthan; SVD Shang; J Nwobegahay; O Ehiakhamen; E Dibongue; JM Kankou; B Erima; DK Byarugaba; PR Kinzie; F Mebwa; F Baelongandi; A Kayolo; P Nabugobe; D Mwamba; J Malekani; B Nguete; D Kaba; LE Hensley; J Kindrachuk; L Liesenborghs; R Shongo; JJ Muyembe-Tamfum; NA Hoff; AW Rimoin; P Mbala-Kingebeni

doi:10.1186/s41256-025-00408-y

Establishment of a regional Mpox surveillance network in Central Africa: shared experiences in an endemic region

EH Vakaniaki
, S Merritt
, S Linsuke
, E Malembi
, F Muyembe
, L Lunyanga
, A Mayuma
, P Kwete
, T Kalonji
, J Madinga
, M Lebreton
, E Nakoune
, E Kalthan
, SVD Shang
, J Nwobegahay
, O Ehiakhamen
, E Dibongue
, JM Kankou
, B Erima
, DK Byarugaba

PR Kinzie, F Mebwa, F Baelongandi, A Kayolo, P Nabugobe, D Mwamba, J Malekani, B Nguete, D Kaba, LE Hensley, J Kindrachuk, L Liesenborghs, R Shongo, JJ Muyembe-Tamfum, NA Hoff, AW Rimoin, P Mbala-Kingebeni

Clinical Emerging Infectious Diseases

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Abstract

To address the underreporting of mpox cases in endemic regions, a regional surveillance network, known as the Mpox Threat Reduction Network (MPX-TRN), was established between five neighboring countries in Central and West Africa in 2022. One direct outcome of the MPX-TRN has been the strengthening of regional mpox surveillance. This consortium has facilited open communication channels, detection of cross-border mpox cases, and improvements of the detection and diagnosis of mpox in Central Africa and worldwide. Importantly, the MPX-TRN provides a scalable model for addressing underreporting of diseases, such as mpox.

Original language	English
Article number	14
Journal	Global Health Research and Policy
Volume	10
Issue number	1
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-025-00408-y
Publication status	Published - 5-Mar-2025

Keywords

Monkeypox
Mpox
Regional surveillance network
Shared experience
The Democratic Republic of Congo
Africa, Central/epidemiology
Endemic Diseases
Africa, Western/epidemiology
Humans
Population Surveillance/methods
Mpox, Monkeypox

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Vakaniaki, EH., Merritt, S., Linsuke, S., Malembi, E., Muyembe, F., Lunyanga, L., Mayuma, A., Kwete, P., Kalonji, T., Madinga, J., Lebreton, M., Nakoune, E., Kalthan, E., Shang, SVD., Nwobegahay, J., Ehiakhamen, O., Dibongue, E., Kankou, JM., Erima, B., ... Mbala-Kingebeni, P. (2025). Establishment of a regional Mpox surveillance network in Central Africa: shared experiences in an endemic region. Global Health Research and Policy, 10(1), Article 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-025-00408-y

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Establishment of a regional Mpox surveillance network in Central Africa: shared experiences in an endemic region

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