Monkeypox has been renamed by global health experts.
The virus, which will now be called Mpox, was given a new name by the World Health Organisation (WHO) after complaints over racist and stigmatising language linked to the virus's name.
The United Nations announced that following a series of consultations with global experts, mpox will now be the preferred term and will be used simultaneously for one year while "monkeypox" is phased out. The time period serves to mitigate the concerns raised by experts about confusion caused by a name change in the midst of a global outbreak.
