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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aisha Rimi

Monkeypox virus undergoing ‘accelerated evolution’ experts warn as outbreak spreads

REUTERS

The monkeypox virus appears to have mutated at an unprecedented rate, according to researchers investigating the genetic make-up of the disease.

In a new study published in the medical journal Nature Medicine, Portuguese researchers found 50 genetic mutations in the viruses they studied, when normally five to 10 would be expected.

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