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[2022-05-23 12:38:16] [Robert Garry] no - I think you are special @Kristian Andersen [2022-05-23 12:43:54] [Andrew Rambaut] I did - and I can't go as I think I will be in Ghana. [2022-05-23 14:06:07] [Eddie Holmes] Dear Eddie, I hope you're well. Wondering if you're following the MPX story? A well-placed source told me that there will be some research coming out this week from Europe showing that MPX can be transmitted sexually through the semen (/?vaginal fluid) of an infected person, reminiscent of Ebola virus disease. It seems possible that MPX has been spreading sexually (in addition to close, personal contact and large droplets) forever/some time, but it's only now that it hit a population where that could be detected more easily. It also seems possible that the genetic changes that people are just starting to sort out in could have tweaked this ability a bit. Do you have any thoughts on this? Kindest regards, Jason [2022-05-23 14:10:54] [Robert Garry] Lot's of things are possible. I guess. I think he's a good reporter... [2022-05-23 14:11:30] [Eddie Holmes] Need to see the data before commenting [2022-05-23 14:13:04] [Robert Garry] It's reported that there are genital lesions. Don't see why it needs to be in semen or vagina fluids per se. [2022-05-23 14:13:48] [Eddie Holmes] Exactly [2022-05-23 14:14:20] [Andrew Rambaut] Hah - just got that email from Jason too. Agree with genital lesions. [2022-05-23 14:14:54] [Andrew Rambaut] I wonder if there is a tendency to get lesions at the site of infection first. This would facilitate sexual transmission. [2022-05-23 14:15:38]