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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Beijing Vet Dies of Monkey B Virus, Which Has 70 to 80 Percent Fatality Rate
2021-07-20
[ET] China has reported the first death from the rare Monkey B virus in its history. The individual, identified as a veterinarian in Beijing, was infected by monkeys in March and died on May 27.

Monkey B virus (BV), also known as Herpes B virus, has a fatality rate of 70 to 80 percent, wrote the authors of the report published on July 17 in the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s English journal China CDC Weekly. The report states that the deceased’s close contacts were tested in April and were found to be free of the virus.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), humans typically are infected with BV when bitten or scratched by an infected macaque monkey, or have contact with a macaque’s eyes, nose, or mouth. The CDC highlighted that there has only been one case of BV human-to-human transmission documented in history.

It’s unclear which type of monkey the victim was in contact with when he contracted the virus.
Posted by:Besoeker

#12  Confucius say, "Monkey confess
That he bring something else from the West
Besides writings: rare pox
From an abbess's box!"
[Dr. Fauci start scratching his chest]
Posted by: Vespasian Turkeyneck4945   2021-07-20 17:57  

#11  Considering everyone has been practicing the wrong procedures for 18 months thinking it a success, better hope not.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-07-20 14:54  

#10  So, Covid-19 was the trial run and the next round is starting?
Posted by: Glenmore   2021-07-20 13:47  

#9  US plan to breed 10,000 monkeys a year for medical experiments means industrial farming of primates, say critics
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-07-20 13:00  

#8  Fauci & The Experts: stick a banana in your tailpipe.

They say sunlight is the best disinfectant, but a quick, hard burst of gamma rays will do in a pinch.

Sunlight in a can.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-07-20 11:59  

#7  Hmmm. Last week's monkey pox was from Nigeria. No mention of where this might have originated, other than diseased monkeys from a "non-human primate" research and breeding station.

Wikipedia says the monkey pox virus is related to smallpox virus and the smallpox vaccine works for both.
Any bets on whether there is a Chinese monkey pox lab somewhere in the picture?
Posted by: SteveS   2021-07-20 11:31  

#6  Bobby,
I think it is, since both articles quote the same fatality rate.
Posted by: Thavick Grirong4296   2021-07-20 11:28  

#5  Interesting. I wonder if it's related to Monkey Pox, reported in Texas Sunday?
Posted by: Bobby   2021-07-20 10:18  

#4  They say sunlight is the best disinfectant, but a quick, hard burst of gamma rays will do in a pinch.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-07-20 08:32  

#3  I just really think the long term solution to chinese bioresearch is not masks and vaccines.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-07-20 07:00  

#2  Beat me to it, B. ...as usual.
Posted by: Mercutio   2021-07-20 05:58  

#1  Family and co-workers in Wuhan were understandably shocked and saddened.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-07-20 01:54  

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