We are going to see much more of this, at least until Trump and RFK, Jr. are run out of office. Quite discouraging, indeed. And the cases do not seem to fall into a single cluster/group — so we may safely assume there are more out there, undetected further out into the wilds of Alaska. Damn.
Listen people: follow the real, well-vetted bio-science, and if you are sex-worker (or a male who has even occasional sex with other males)… get vaccinated with the Bavarian Nordic jab (twice). Here’s the latest from a very trustworthy bio-science blog source, Outbreak News Today:
…Alaska public health officials report three confirmed cases of mpox (monkeypox) in Anchorage in October 2026. All three patients are male, and an epidemiologic link has been identified only between the first two cases. None of the patients reported out-of-state travel….
The first two cases were caused by clade Ib mpox, marking the first reported cases of clade I mpox in Alaska; clade determination for the third case is pending. One patient was hospitalized briefly. All three patients are currently isolating and recovering. The investigation is ongoing….
[Ed. Note: a fourth case appeared after this item was published — last Thursday while I was off-grid — in the Rockies.] Now you know. Probate estate papers now filed electronically, in Colorado. Whew.
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