# What Genomics Reveals About Mpox

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Podcast: [Paul Talks Science](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paul-talks-science-7078474)
Published: 2025-06-16T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Mpox is surging again across parts of Africa — and this time, it seems like the world is paying even less attention. In this episode, I sit down with Ifeanyi Omah , a Wellcome Trust Doctoral Researcher in Hosts, Pathogens, and Global Health at the University of Edinburgh, to unpack the science behind the current outbreak. We discuss the evolving mpox landscape, including what genomic data is telling us (and what it isn’t), how human behavior and viral mutations intersect, why Sierra Leone has become a hotspot, and why building Africa’s capacity for outbreak response remains critical. 🎧 This conversation complements my new Lancet article — “Sierra Leone struggles as mpox surges across Africa.” 👉 Read it here: thelancet.com/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01242-5/fulltext

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