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Mpox emergency is over: WHO

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The mpox disease no longer represents a global health emergency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said at a virtual press conference from Geneva on Thursday, based on a statement by the WHO’s emergency committee. “Yesterday, the emergency committee for mpox met …

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WHO renames monkeypox as “mpox” to avoid stigma

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | To avoid racist stereotypes and stigmatization, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Monday that the monkeypox virus be renamed “mpox.” Both names — mpox and monkeypox — will be used simultaneously for one year while the latter is phased out, the WHO said in a …

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