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While it’s theoretically possible for rats and mice to become a US reservoir of monkeypox, the experts we talked to said virus-containing wastewater is not a concern at the moment — and you definitely don’t need to bleach your toilet water.
"There are no new, large mutations that could account for the change in [monkeypox] transmission," says virologist Heather Koehler.
Four people in Washington, all of them in King County, have tested positive for monkeypox, a virus that has been appearing in headlines worldwide since May. However, monkeypox is much less transmissible than the virus that causes COVID-19, and experts agree it is not likely to cause widespread outbreaks. The basic biology of the two...
A recent presumed case of monkeypox in the state should raise awareness of the virus, but it will not spread as easily as COVID-19, according to WSU infectious disease experts.