Scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks of monkeypox in Africa say they are baffled by the disease's recent spread in Europe and North America.

There are about 80 confirmed cases worldwide and 50 more suspected ones, the World Health Organization said. France, Germany, Belgium and Australia reported their first cases Friday.

“I’m stunned by this. Every day I wake up and there are more countries infected,” said Oyewale Tomori, a virologist who formerly headed the Nigerian Academy of Science and who sits on several WHO advisory boards.

“This is not the kind of spread we’ve seen in West Africa, so there may be something new happening in the West,” he said.

    • Scruffy_Nerfherder@wolfballs.com
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      2 years ago

      My thought too, gain of function research and they chose to release it.

      Still doesn’t seem that deadly. I’m sure that they will make up for that with the fear and the ‘new’ vaccine.

      Plus the fact that no one has an immune system anymore.

      • Don Shepherd@wolfballs.com
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        2 years ago

        Interesting note: South Asians who took the poison shots notably only have joint problems after - no notable immune system deficiency. This is probably due to their diet being the naturally based version of the ivermectin treatment since the active ingredient in ivermectin is coconut oil. Ivermectin counters the spike protein generated by the shots and the virus. Masala powder also has some traces of the Hydroxychloroquine drug because of tumeric and coriander being used to counter inflammatory symptoms.

      • squashkin@wolfballs.comM
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        2 years ago

        seems they have been possibly doing this for a while

        remember swine flu

        zika virus

        ebola scares

        measles outbreaks

        encouraging parents to have kids get gardisil vaccine (to prevent HPV, an STD, in kids)

        (and i’m probably forgetting other ones)

        they’ve been memeing the “unvaccinated bad” meme for a while

        but no one bought in to lockdowns and forcing “vaccines” until now (must have been able to gauge public willingness to accept things before trying it out?)