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Monkeypox to get a new name, says WHO
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- 15 June, 2022
- 08:23
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The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is working with experts to come up with a new name for monkeypox, Report informs, quoting from BBC.
It comes after more than 30 scientists wrote last week about the "urgent need for a non-discriminatory and non-stigmatising" name for the virus and the disease it causes.
The WHO says it will hold an emergency meeting next week to determine whether to classify the outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern - the highest alarm the UN agency can sound.
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