WHO may rename monkeypox to ‘MPOX’: report

Washington is worried that naming the virus is deepening stigma and affecting the country’s vaccination campaign, according to a report from Politico that cited people with knowledge of the situation.

monkeypox Cases have been documented since early May 2022 in non-endemic countries and are still being documented in many endemic countries. Data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that there have been close to 30,000 infections in the US.

Unlike West or Central Africa, where monkeypox virus is endemic, most confirmed cases with a travel history refer to trips to Europe and North America.

Thus the majority of reported cases have been discovered through sexual health or other health services in primary or secondary health facilities, and have primarily excluded men who have sex with men.

According to a statement made by WHO last month, monkeypox Continues to meet the requirements of the International Health Regulations (IHR) for Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEIC).

“The Emergency Committee acknowledged that since the last meeting, some progress has been made in the global response to monkeypox outbreaks in many countries, including emerging information on the effectiveness of behavioral interventions and vaccines,” WHO said in a statement. “

This follows the third meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox.

At the regional level, the risk was considered high in the WHO region of the Americas, declining to high to moderate in the region of Europe, remaining moderate for the WHO regions of Africa, the Eastern Mediterranean and South-East Asia, and low in the region of the Western Pacific. Remanent, According to WHO,

(With inputs from ANI)