NEWSWEEK: Extremely Mutated Monkeypox Strain Appears to Have a Single Point of Origin

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Period24 Jun 2022

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  • TitleExtremely Mutated Monkeypox Strain Appears to Have a Single Point of Origin
    Media name/outletNewsweek
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date24/06/22
    DescriptionPam Vallely, professor of medical virology at the U.K.'s University of Manchester who was not involved with the study, echoed the point.

    "The most likely explanation is that it was evolving to become more efficient at spreading from human-human in Nigeria, then it has been transported into Europe, probably by several individuals," she told Newsweek.
    URLhttps://www.newsweek.com/monkeypox-single-point-origin-study-suggests-1718577
    PersonsPamela Vallely
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Keywords

  • Monkeypox
  • virology