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2023-05-02 11:35:00
A year ago, monkeypox made headlines around the world. Meanwhile, the outbreak – one of the largest so far – is hardly an issue. Nevertheless, for the World Health Organization (WHO), the pathogen is one of the three most dangerous virus groups from the animal world that should be constantly monitored. “We could have a virus variant in three years that is much less easy to contain – that’s a real risk,” says WHO monkeypox expert Rosamund Lewis.
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