Genomic epidemiology of the 2025 mpox epidemic in Sierra Leone.

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Title: Genomic epidemiology of the 2025 mpox epidemic in Sierra Leone.
Authors: Campbell AKO; National Public Health Agency, Freetown, Sierra Leone. oakcampbell25@gmail.com.; Central Public Health Reference Laboratory, Freetown, Sierra Leone. oakcampbell25@gmail.com.; Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences and Diagnostics, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone. oakcampbell25@gmail.com., Sandi JD; Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences and Diagnostics, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone. johnatsandi@gmail.com.; Kenema Government Hospital, Kenema, Sierra Leone. johnatsandi@gmail.com.; School of Community Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Njala University, Bo, Sierra Leone. johnatsandi@gmail.com., Omah IF; Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.; Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria., Faye M; Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Parker E; Institute of Genomics and Global Health, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria., Brock-Fisher T; The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA., Gigante CM; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA., Folorunso V; Central Public Health Reference Laboratory, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Kamara MS; Kenema Government Hospital, Kenema, Sierra Leone., Williams AJ; Central Public Health Reference Laboratory, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Kane M; Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Kallon TMPS; Kenema Government Hospital, Kenema, Sierra Leone., Campbell J; Central Public Health Reference Laboratory, Freetown, Sierra Leone.; Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences and Diagnostics, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Sesay KS; Kenema Government Hospital, Kenema, Sierra Leone., Mani S; Central Public Health Reference Laboratory, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Miller C; Central Public Health Reference Laboratory, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Sesay ND; Central Public Health Reference Laboratory, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Baimba F; Kenema Government Hospital, Kenema, Sierra Leone., Ndiaye M; Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Lansana R; Central Public Health Reference Laboratory, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Fofanah IU; Kenema Government Hospital, Kenema, Sierra Leone., Ruhweza S; National Public Health Agency, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Souma Z; Central Public Health Reference Laboratory, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Kargbo A; Central Public Health Reference Laboratory, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Koninga K; Central Public Health Reference Laboratory, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Tia A; Sierra Leone-China P3 Friendship Laboratory, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Ngobeh J; Sierra Leone-China P3 Friendship Laboratory, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Thoronka F; Sierra Leone-China P3 Friendship Laboratory, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Fofanah A; National Public Health Agency, Freetown, Sierra Leone.; School of Public Health, Njala University, Bo, Sierra Leone., Ozonoff A; The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA., Wilkason C; The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA., Park D; The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA., Tomkins-Tinch C; The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA., Paye MF; The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA., Shin C; The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA., Baudi I; The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA., Blumenstiel B; The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA., Varilly P; The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA., Specht I; The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.; Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA., Fry B; Fathom Information Design, Boston, MA, USA., Zhao K; Fathom Information Design, Boston, MA, USA., Cronan P; Fathom Information Design, Boston, MA, USA., Laning E; Fathom Information Design, Boston, MA, USA., Ope-Ewe OO; Institute of Genomics and Global Health, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria., Sijuwola AE; Institute of Genomics and Global Health, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria., Saibu F; Institute of Genomics and Global Health, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria., Soumare H; Institute of Genomics and Global Health, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria., Ogundana EK; Institute of Genomics and Global Health, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria.; Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria., Obaado RO; Institute of Genomics and Global Health, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria., Adole JA; Institute of Genomics and Global Health, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria., Kio IK; Institute of Genomics and Global Health, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria., Njeandoh FA; Institute of Genomics and Global Health, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria., Tuttle A; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA., Oguta WO; World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), Dakar, Senegal., Greene J; World Health Organization (WHO), Freetown, Sierra Leone., Koroma A; National Public Health Agency, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Kanu J; National Public Health Agency, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Barry MA; Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Gaye A; Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Diouf AM; Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Hughes C; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA., Levy JI; Department of Translational Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA., N'jai A; Department of Biological Sciences, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone.; Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone.; Department of Medical Education, California University of Science and Medicine, Colton, CA, USA., Diagne MM; Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Nosamiefan D; Institute of Genomics and Global Health, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria., Ameh G; World Health Organization (WHO), Freetown, Sierra Leone., Klena J; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA., Foster MA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA., Kebede A; Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Tanui C; Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Diallo B; Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Happi A; Institute of Genomics and Global Health, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria., Tessema S; Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Sow A; Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Kebede Y; Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Wurie I; Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences and Diagnostics, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Squire J; National Public Health Agency, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Harding D; National Public Health Agency, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Koroma Z; National Public Health Agency, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Jalloh MB; National Public Health Agency, Freetown, Sierra Leone.; College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Sall AA; Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Andersen KG; Department of Translational Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA., Rambaut A; Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK., Vandi MA; National Public Health Agency, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Fall IS; Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Sabeti P; The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.; Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA., Happi C; Institute of Genomics and Global Health, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria.; Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria.; Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA., Sahr F; National Public Health Agency, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Grant DS; National Public Health Agency, Freetown, Sierra Leone. donkumfel@yahoo.co.uk.; College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone. donkumfel@yahoo.co.uk.; Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK. donkumfel@yahoo.co.uk.
Source: Nature medicine [Nat Med] 2026 May; Vol. 32 (5), pp. 1917-1926. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 12.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: Nature Publishing Company Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9502015 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1546-170X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10788956 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Nat Med Subsets: MEDLINE
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ISSN:1546-170X
DOI:10.1038/s41591-026-04385-8