I attended my first academic conference, the Infectious Disease Modelling conference 2024 in Bangkok 🇹🇭 (6–8 Nov). Honoured to present our mpox work in the ECR session and connect with experts worldwide. Huge thanks for your support, @_akiraendo!

Slides: hiroaki-murayama.github.io/posts/2024/1...

Finally, a big thank you to all co-authors!
@Toshiaki_R_A, Borame L Dickens, Jen Han Foo, Shihui Jin, Patrick K Mukadi, @EjimaKeisuke, @Sungmok_J, @Nishi_Akihiro, @kiesha_prem & @_akiraendo
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Estimating susceptibility in children and smallpox-immunised cohorts with historical clade Ia cases in DRC (2011-2015), we found the contact matrix well explained the age distribution of clade Ia cases in 2024, suggesting community contacts as the main driver of transmission.
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Clade Ia MPXV has historically circulated in DRC mainly through animal exposure followed by limited human-to-human transmission. In contrast, the rapid spread of clade Ib in South Kivu, DRC suggested sustained human-to-human transmission.
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