<story><title>Expert: Monkeypox likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe</title><url>https://apnews.com/article/health-world-organization-united-nations-animals-72a9efaaf5b55ace396398b839847505</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>notRobot</author><text>For those without context, there&amp;#x27;s a nice explainer on Monkeypox linked in the first paragraph: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;apnews.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;monkeypox-what-to-know-d62250e909202943247552815dadb1de&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;apnews.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;monkeypox-what-to-know-d62250e909...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explains what Monkeypox is, what the seriousness is, and how long it takes to recover. Most people recover in around a month without needed hospitalisation.</text></comment>
<story><title>Expert: Monkeypox likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe</title><url>https://apnews.com/article/health-world-organization-united-nations-animals-72a9efaaf5b55ace396398b839847505</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>tomatowurst</author><text>What is really curious is this:&lt;p&gt;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;    The name monkeypox originates from the initial discovery of the virus in monkeys in a Danish laboratory in 1958. The first human case was identified in a child in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1970
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Are there known interactions with locals and monkeys? Are they consumed?&lt;p&gt;edit: so there is consumption&lt;p&gt;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;    monkey meat is common in bush meat stalls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central Africa in general, with red-tailed and crowned guenons, baboons and agile mangabeys being the most common&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;</text></comment>