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Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Human Mpox Outbreak in Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Part2)
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.
Details
| Lead sponsor | Osaka Metropolitan University |
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| Status | ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION |
| Enrolment | 122 |
| Start date | Thu Aug 01 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Completion | Wed Dec 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
Conditions
- Monkeypox (Mpox)
Countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo