Episode 1473 • • 15:31 - 20:48
1473: Meth Raging
Nigeria, Monkeypox Origins, 2017 Outbreak Investigation
An NPR investigative report features Dr. Dimer Ogoina, who identified a strange monkeypox outbreak in Nigeria in 2017. Unlike historical cases involving children and animal contact, this outbreak primarily affected middle-class men in urban centers. The report highlights that the physical manifestation of the disease shifted from faces and extremities to genital lesions, suggesting a change in transmission patterns.