Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced new names for variants of the monkeypox virus that are currently in circulation. This is to avoid causing any cultural or social offence, the WHO said in a statement. A group of global experts convened by the WHO decided on the new names, Xinhua news agency reported. Experts […]
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) is considering changing the name of the monkeypox virus to tackle the stigma and racism associated with it. The organisation is “working with partners and experts from around the world on changing the name of monkeypox virus, its clades and the disease it causes,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the […]
London: The United Kingdom (UK) health authorities have confirmed a case of monkeypox, which is a virus passed from infected animals such as rodents to humans, in someone with a recent travel history to Nigeria where they are believed to have caught it. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said monkeypox is a rare viral […]
