CDC concerned about possible undetected monkeypox spread in U.K

The case cluster in Montreal was discovered by a STI testing clinic.

The longest ever recorded chain of community transmission was 6 people.

It's not easily spread. It's not considered an STI, but not because it doesnt act exactly like an STI (it does), but because it's also spread in other ways as well.

Put it altogether, and the big story here is that Monkeypox is making a run for it as an STI in a population that invented the most successful hookup app ever, Grindr.

Except to say that out loud is pretty verboten. Lots of ready to fight Allies out there controlling the messaging on this one right now. They don't even like that public health agencies are giving a special warning to the LGBTQII+ community as that's deemed stigmatization even if it helps that exact community avoid real physical harm.

This article doesn’t say whether the people were in contact with pet prairie dogs, but I think that’s how people usually catch monkey pox. We have a case in Massachusetts too right now and prairie dogs were banned as pets here because of an outbreak 20 or so years ago.

I really don't understand and don't like how the UK describes Monkeypox. This is from the UK: "Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that does not spread easily between people. It is usually a mild, self-limiting illness, and most people recover within a few weeks. However, severe illness can occur in some people." Yeah, but so is SARS-CoV-2, and the fatality rate per infection of Monkeypox is far higher overall. This is a high threat level pathogen, it needs to be contained before it mutates into something faster spreading. They really should make it so you can get MVA-BN (Jynneos in the US, Imvanex or something like that in Europe) without the massive effort it takes now. If anyone is serious about stopping pandemics, about now in the spread is the time to do it, not after it's in every country in the world. You come in fast, you come in hard, and you stamp it out.