Emergence of mpox in Guinea: sporadic clade IIa cases and a clade IIb upsurge
Jacob Camara, Nils Peter Petersen, Fara Raymond Koundouno, Giuditta Annibaldis, Kaba Kourouma, Barré Soropogui, Sarah Ryter, Saa Lucien Millimono, Moussa Condé, Emily Victoria Nelson, Carolina van Gelder, Mia Le, Eugène Kolié, Karifa Kourouma, Tamba Elie Millimouno, , Sanaba Boumbaly
The paper reports the emergence of mpox in Guinea, identifying both clade IIa and IIb strains, with clade IIb associated with sustained human-to-human transmission.
bioRxiv · Mar 5, 2026 · PreprintGenomics