Let Us All Hope That Nairobi Doesn't Become... A ~5+ Million Souls... Flashpoint, For Mpox Clade 1b: With USAID Sidelined By Tangerine.

This is simply. . . discouraging.

The reporting is impeccable, though -- from CIDRAP:

. . .Kenya currently has one of the most worrisome mpox situations, and the virus has spread from coastal regions to Nairobi, raising the risk of exponential spread given the urban population density in the country’s capital, he said. Nairobi is also Kenya's largest city, with a population topping 5 million people.

Clade 1b is circulating in the country, and the case-fatality rate is 2%, which is on the higher end of affected countries, Boum said, noting that Africa CDC will fast-track support to the country.

The country hopes to launch a vaccination campaign on September 1, which Boum said would ideally be conducted hand-in-hand with surveillance activities. . . .

Now you know -- onward to about 10 days largely off-grid -- but seen twice, at 9:17 am Central, this morning -- indeed. Grin.

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