BA16 (SYD-SIN-LHR) monkeypox outbreak
Jun 21, 2022, 12:40 pm
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BA16 (SYD-SIN-LHR) monkeypox outbreak
Quite a story brewing in Singapore…..
British Airway crew member struck down with monkeypox – sparking massive delay to London-bound flight
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18960795/british-airway-steward-monkeypox-singapore-diplomatic-row?utm_source=sharebar_app&utm_medium=sharebar_ap p&utm_campaign=sharebar_app_article
British Airway crew member struck down with monkeypox – sparking massive delay to London-bound flight
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18960795/british-airway-steward-monkeypox-singapore-diplomatic-row?utm_source=sharebar_app&utm_medium=sharebar_ap p&utm_campaign=sharebar_app_article
Jun 21, 2022, 1:11 pm
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Jun 21, 2022, 1:34 pm
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That is awful. Hope they are being well
looked after and cared for. Doubtless some of the crew will have partners and kids from whom they now face prolonged and unplanned separation.
looked after and cared for. Doubtless some of the crew will have partners and kids from whom they now face prolonged and unplanned separation.
Jun 21, 2022, 3:44 pm
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What’s the timing of an LHR-SYD turn for crews these days? About 8 days?
there is a little monkeypox circulating in Sydney but I suspect most likely had it before leaving the UK given the 7-14 day incubation period
there is a little monkeypox circulating in Sydney but I suspect most likely had it before leaving the UK given the 7-14 day incubation period
Jun 21, 2022, 4:11 pm
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2 nights in SIN, 1 in SYD and another 2 in SIN.
Jun 21, 2022, 5:13 pm
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Hard to believe that it was picked up in Sydney, given the timings.
We don’t have enough information to conclude it was picked up in the UK, given we don’t know what the crew member’s movements were before he left for Singapore.
In any event, let’s hope my beloved homeland doesn’t indulge in another round of “close the borders to stop diseased foreigners bringing vile pathogens to this unspoilt land” hysteria.
We don’t have enough information to conclude it was picked up in the UK, given we don’t know what the crew member’s movements were before he left for Singapore.
In any event, let’s hope my beloved homeland doesn’t indulge in another round of “close the borders to stop diseased foreigners bringing vile pathogens to this unspoilt land” hysteria.
Jun 21, 2022, 6:51 pm
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Given how it takes 2-3 weeks for symptoms to appear; the crew members afflicted almost certainly acquired monkeypox within the UK before travelling with work.
lets hope this doesn’t devolve into a diplomatic incident…
lets hope this doesn’t devolve into a diplomatic incident…
Jun 21, 2022, 6:58 pm
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Given how it's transmitted I very much doubt that will happen. It's not a big deal.
Jun 21, 2022, 7:01 pm
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It’s worth remembering that pretty much everyone over 50 in the world is protected against monkeypox (as smallpox vaccines are both effective and offer lifelong).
Jun 21, 2022, 9:00 pm
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Jun 21, 2022, 10:11 pm
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Jun 21, 2022, 11:53 pm
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In the 2003 Wisconsin outbreak, 6 out of the 11 persons infected had received childhood smallpox vaccinations* (stopped 1972 in the USA). It is unknown how many were exposed to the agent, so, among much else, incidence in vaccinated and unvaccinated is unknown. Would be interesting if there was a larger study out there.
* https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa032299
Last edited by Mixbury; Jun 22, 2022 at 2:45 am Reason: As I was asking for a citation, thought I had better add my own