Publications

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Our publication library gathers research outputs from CTDGH and its collaborators across tropical medicine, epidemiology and health innovation.

2026The Lancet

Research priorities for characterising Bundibugyo virus

Audrey Geoffroy 1, Diana Jeang 2, Amrish Y Baidjoe 3, Michael Casera 4, Rebecca M Coulborn 5, Henry Kyobe Bosa 6, Kyeng Mercy 7, Patrick D M C Katoto 8

Much of what is known about Ebola virus disease comes from outbreaks of Orthoebolavirus zairense and Orthoebolavirus sudanense. Although these provide important lessons for the current response, Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) differs substantially, with meaningful d...

2025The Lancet

Epidemiological and clinical features of mpox during the clade Ib outbreak in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a prospective cohort study

Isabel Brosius 1,#, Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki 1,2,#, Guy Mukari 3, Papy Munganga 4, Jean Claude Tshomba 5, Elise De Vos 1, Eugene Bangwen 1,6, Yves Mujula 2, Achilleas Tsoumanis 1, Christophe Van Dijck 1, Aimé Alengo 7, Léandre Mutimbwa-Mambo 8, Franklin Mweshi Kumbana 9, Jenestin Babingwa Muunga 9, Divin Mazambi Mambo 9, Jems Wakilongo Zangilwa 9, Steeven Bilembo Kitwanda 9, Sarah Houben 1, Nicole A Hoff 10, Jean-Claude Makangara-Cigolo 2,11, Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki 2,12, Martine Peeters 12, Anne W Rimoin 10, Jason Kindrachuk 13, Nicola Low 11, Patrick DMC Katoto 14,15, Espoir Bwenge Malembaka 14,16, John H Amuasi 17,18, Olivier Tshiani-Mbaya 2, Dally Muamba Kambaj 19, Richard Kojan 19, Cris Kacita 20, Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka 2,5,21, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke 2,21, Koen Vercauteren 1, Tony Wawina-Bokalanga 1,2,21, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum 2,21, Sabin Sabiti Nundu 1,2,*, Laurens Liesenborghs 1,6,*,$, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni 2,21,*,$

Background Clade Ib, a new strain of Clade I monkeypox virus (MPXV), emerged in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), sparking an international outbreak. Comprehensive studies are needed to assess its transmission dynamics and clinical presentation...

2025The New England Journal of Medicine

Three Cases of Vertical Transmission of Clade Ib Mpox Virus

Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki 1, Nono-Raymond Swar Kuispond 1, Yuichiro Hirata 2, Eugene Bangwen 3, Isabel Brosius 3, Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki 1, Seiya Ozono 2, Harutaka Katano 2, Laurent Gabanga Ndunge 1, Noella Mulopo-Mukanya 4, Jean-Claude Tshomba 4, Elise De Vos 3, Christophe Van Dijck 3, Papy Munganga 1, Guy Mukari 1, Yves Mujula 1, Divin Mazambi Mambo 5, Steeven Bilembo Kitwanda 5, Nadine Maliyamungu-Bubala 5, Léandre Mutimbwa-Mambo 6, Ian Crozier 7, Lori E Dodd 8, Olivier Tshiani-Mbaya 7, Bienvenu Massamba Lebwaze 9, Espoir Bwenge Malembaka 10, Isaac Barhishindi 10, Susanne Krasemann 11, Robert Colebunders 12, Patrick D M C Katoto 10, Sheila Makiala-Mandanda 1, Jason Kindrachuk 13, Anne W Rimoin 14, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum 1, Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka 4, Tony Wawina-Bokalanga 1, Sabin Sabiti Nundu 1, Tadaki Suzuki 15, Raphaël Bulakali Chirimwami 9, Laurens Liesenborghs 3, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni 1

Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox), which is caused by the virus MPXV, has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, but evidence of vertical transmission remains limited.1-3 Concerns regarding transplacental transmission are heightened by the ongoing ...

2021The Lancet

Lung health in LMICs: tackling challenges ahead

Benoit Nemery 1, Patrick D M C Katoto 2, Patrick Develtere 3

Jamilah Meghji and colleagues1 deliver a welcome wake-up call about chronic respiratory diseases in stretched health systems. However, the proposed solutions in their Review could be strengthened by a preventive approach addressing crucial contributors of chr...