Democratic Republic of the Congo

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A republic in central Africa, east of the REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, south of the CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC and north of ANGOLA and ZAMBIA. The capital is Kinshasa.

Descriptor ID	D015023
MeSH Number(s)	Z01.058.290.100.220
Concept/Terms	Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo (Kinshasa) Zaire Belgian Congo Katanga Katanga

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Geographicals [Z]
Geographic Locations [Z01]
Africa [Z01.058]
Africa South of the Sahara [Z01.058.290]
Africa, Central [Z01.058.290.100]
Democratic Republic of the Congo [Z01.058.290.100.220]

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Year	Minor Topic	Total
2016	1	1
2017	2	2
2018	2	2
2019	1	1
2020	2	2
2023	2	2
2024	3	3
2025	1	1

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Wernsman Young N, Gashema P, Giesbrecht D, Munyaneza T, Maisha F, Mwebembezi F, Budodo R, Leonetti A, Crudale R, Iradukunda V, Jean Bosco N, Kirby RI, Boyce RM, Mandara CI, Kanyankole GK, Ntaro M, Okell LC, Watson OJ, Mulogo E, Ishengoma DS, Hangi S, Karema C, Mazarati JB, Juliano JJ, Bailey JA. High Frequency of Artemisinin Partial Resistance Mutations in the Great Lakes Region Revealed Through Rapid Pooled Deep Sequencing. J Infect Dis. 2025 Feb 04; 231(1):269-280.

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Tulenko SE, Ngimbi P, Mwandagalirwa K, Tabala M, Matondo J, Ntambua S, Mbonze N, Mbendi C, Luhata C, Jhaveri R, Edwards JK, Becker-Dreps S, Moormann AM, Kaba D, Yotebieng M, Parr JB, Gower EW, Thompson P. Immunogenicity of a Birth Dose of Hepatitis B Vaccine in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: A Randomised, Controlled Trial. J Viral Hepat. 2024 Dec; 31(12):795-807.

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Tukwasibwe S, Garg S, Katairo T, Asua V, Kagurusi BA, Mboowa G, Crudale R, Tumusiime G, Businge J, Alula D, Kasozi J, Wadembere I, Ssewanyana I, Arinaitwe E, Nankabirwa JI, Nsobya SL, Kamya MR, Greenhouse B, Dorsey G, Bailey JA, Briggs J, Conrad MD, Rosenthal PJ. Varied Prevalence of Antimalarial Drug Resistance Markers in Different Populations of Newly Arrived Refugees in Uganda. J Infect Dis. 2024 Aug 16; 230(2):497-504.

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Mitchell CL, Janko MM, Verity R, Kashamuka MM, Bailey JA, Tshefu AK, Parr JB, Juliano JJ. Close Proximity to Mining Is Associated with Increased Prevalence of the Drug Resistance-Associated Mutation dhps540E in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Aug 07; 111(2):361-364.

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Sendor R, Banek K, Kashamuka MM, Mvuama N, Bala JA, Nkalani M, Kihuma G, Atibu J, Thwai KL, Svec WM, Goel V, Nseka T, Lin JT, Bailey JA, Emch M, Carrel M, Juliano JJ, Tshefu A, Parr JB. Epidemiology of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale spp. in Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Nat Commun. 2023 10 19; 14(1):6618.

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Fran?ois R, Kashamuka MM, Banek K, Bala JA, Nkalani M, Kihuma G, Atibu J, Mahilu GE, Thwai KL, Assefa A, Bailey JA, Dinglasan RR, Juliano JJ, Tshefu AK, Parr JB. Plasmodium falciparum with pfhrp2/3 Deletion Not Detected in a 2018-2021 Malaria Longitudinal Cohort Study in Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 08 02; 109(2):273-276.

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Deutsch-Feldman M, Brazeau NF, Parr JB, Thwai KL, Muwonga J, Kashamuka M, Tshefu Kitoto A, Aydemir O, Bailey JA, Edwards JK, Verity R, Emch M, Gower EW, Juliano JJ, Meshnick SR. Spatial and epidemiological drivers of Plasmodium falciparum malaria among adults in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. BMJ Glob Health. 2020 06; 5(6).

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Verity R, Aydemir O, Brazeau NF, Watson OJ, Hathaway NJ, Mwandagalirwa MK, Marsh PW, Thwai K, Fulton T, Denton M, Morgan AP, Parr JB, Tumwebaze PK, Conrad M, Rosenthal PJ, Ishengoma DS, Ngondi J, Gutman J, Mulenga M, Norris DE, Moss WJ, Mensah BA, Myers-Hansen JL, Ghansah A, Tshefu AK, Ghani AC, Meshnick SR, Bailey JA, Juliano JJ. The impact of antimalarial resistance on the genetic structure of Plasmodium falciparum in the DRC. Nat Commun. 2020 04 30; 11(1):2107.

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Deutsch-Feldman M, Aydemir O, Carrel M, Brazeau NF, Bhatt S, Bailey JA, Kashamuka M, Tshefu AK, Taylor SM, Juliano JJ, Meshnick SR, Verity R. The changing landscape of Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo. BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Oct 22; 19(1):872.

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Bramble MS, Hoff N, Gilchuk P, Mukadi P, Lu K, Doshi RH, Steffen I, Nicholson BP, Lipson A, Vashist N, Sinai C, Spencer D, Olinger G, Wemakoy EO, Illunga BK, Pettitt J, Logue J, Marchand J, Varughese J, Bennett RS, Jahrling P, Cavet G, Serafini T, Ollmann Saphire E, Vilain E, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Hensely LE, Simmons G, Crowe JE, Rimoin AW. Pan-Filovirus Serum Neutralizing Antibodies in a Subset of Congolese Ebolavirus Infection Survivors. J Infect Dis. 2018 11 05; 218(12):1929-1936.

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