Saturday, November 30, 2024

Now A Fifth UK Case Of Mpox Clade 1b, This Time Out In Leeds -- Away From The Original Four...


This was an independent origin point for the viral load. A traveler in this case returned from Uganda, to Leeds, recently. The prior four were all from a single household in London. [Our prior backgrounder, on Mpox in England may be found here.]

All close contacts of the Leeds case are being traced by UK health authorities, but the risk to the British population is extremely low. The Beeb has all the latest, here -- on our long holiday weekend, stateside (with youngest son already jetted back to the Northwest last night):

. . .A new case of a strain of mpox spreading in some parts of central and east Africa has been confirmed in Leeds.

The infected person had recently returned from Uganda where Clade 1b mpox, which used to be known as monkeypox, has been found. This is the fifth person in England to be confirmed with this disease in recent weeks -- the other four lived in the same household in London and have all recovered.

The [fifth] individual infected is being treated at a hospital in Sheffield. . . .


Now you know. CU needs a lil' help today -- the Buffs need at least two of these three to lose today: ASU, BYU and/or Iowa State (Kinda' a tall order, indeed). That outcome would let the Buffs play for the Big 12 championship next weekend. Smile. Either way, Travis is a shoo-in for the Heisman, and the team will get a major bowl bid, now.

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