The monkeypox virus rapidly evolving

The monkeypox (MPXV) virus now spreading in non-endemic countries has mutated at an unprecedented speed. That is according to a study published in Nature Medicine on June 24, 2022. The monkeypox in the current outbreak is different by 50 mutations compared to the monkeypox virus from the 2018-2019 outbreak. That is roughly 6 to 12…