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The patient is a European who recently arrived from a trip to Africa. Health officials believe it is a case of the more dangerous Clade 1b variant

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

This seems to be spreading a lot faster than the last scare we had about it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It's a new variety that seems to transmit more easily and has a pretty concerning mortality rate.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/mpox-global-emergency-explainer-1.7295609

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

And a 21 day incubation period. Unsure how contagious it is throughout that time but you can go far and wide in 21 days. Contact tracing will be fun!