Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #hMPXV
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1/9 - “The name #hMPXV may not roll off the tongue, but a prominent, international group of researchers contends that something like it should replace the current naming system for #monkeypox and its so-called West African and Congo Basin strains.”
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2/9 - “In the context of the current global outbreak, continued reference to, and nomenclature of this virus being African is not only inaccurate but is also discriminatory and stigmatizing.”
3/9 - “The call echoes previous debates over the names of other diseases and pathogens, including a recent one that led to the current nomenclature for #SARSCoV2 variants, with Greek letters replacing geographical names like the Wuhan or South African strain.”
