Highlight
- WHO announces new names for new forms of monkeypox virus wreaking havoc around the world
- WHO said that this step is to avoid any cultural or social crime
- The global health agency said in a statement that the variant is now classified as clades I, IIa, IIb. will be called
Monkeypox: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday announced new names for the new forms of the monkeypox virus that are wreaking havoc around the world. WHO said that this step is to avoid any cultural or social crime.
The global health agency said in a statement that the variants will now be called Clades I, IIa and IIb. Experts in pox virology, evolutionary biology, and representatives from research institutions around the world review the phylogeny and nomenclature of known and new forms or groups of monkeypox virus.
“Name the newly identified viruses, related diseases and virus variants to avoid committing crimes against any cultural, social, national, regional, professional or ethnic groups and to minimize negative impacts on trade, travel, tourism or animal welfare.” have been given.” WHO said in a statement.
“A group of global experts convened by WHO has agreed new names for monkeypox virus variants, as part of ongoing efforts to align names of monkeypox disease, viruses and variants – or clades – Is in line with current best practices. Experts agree to name groups that use Roman numerals, said a statement released by WHO.
“The group reached a consensus on new nomenclature for virus clusters, which is in line with best practices. They agreed on how virus clusters should be recorded and on genome sequence storage sites,” the statement said. should be classified.”
According to WHO, “it was agreed to refer to what is now the East Congo Basin (Central African) clade as Clade One (I) and the East West African clade as Clade Two (II). Additionally, it was agreed that Clade II includes two subclades.”
Delhi reports its 5th monkeypox case
Meanwhile, Delhi reported its fifth monkeypox case, with a 22-year-old African woman testing positive for the infection, official sources said on Saturday. The woman had gone to Nigeria a month ago.
He was admitted to LNJP Hospital two days ago and his report came on Friday night, in which he was confirmed positive. She is the second woman from the national capital to contract the infection. Four people, including two women, have been admitted to LNJP Hospital with monkeypox, while one patient has been discharged from the hospital.
Last month, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency.
(with ANI inputs)