Early release

Volume 29, Number 4—April 2023



Nguyen Thanh Dung, Le Manh ****, Huynh T.T. Hoa, Le Hong Nga, Nguyen T.T. Hong, Tang Chi Thuong, Nghiem My Ngoc, Nguyen T.H. Ny, Vo Truong Quy, Vu T.K. Thoa, Nguyen Thi Thanh, Phan Vinh Tho, Le Mau Toan, Vo Minh Quang, Dinh N.H. Man, Nguyen Tan Phat, Tran T.L. Phuong, Tran T.T. Tam, Phạm T.N. Thoa, Nguyen Hong Tam, Truong T.T. Lan, Tran Tan Thanh, Sebastian Maurer-Stroh, Le T.T. Khanh, Lam Minh Yen, Nguyen Huu ****, Guy Thwaites, Nguyen L.N. Tung, Louise Thwaites, Nguyen V.V. Chau, Nguyen To Anh, and Le Van Tan

Abstract

Mpox was diagnosed in 2 women returning to Vietnam from the United Arab Emirates. The monkeypox viruses belonged to an emerging sublineage, A.2.1, distinct from B.1, which is responsible for the ongoing multicountry outbreak. Women could contribute to mpox transmission, and enhanced genomic surveillance is needed to clarify pathogen evolution.