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Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Following a series of consultations with global experts on using a preferred term for the disease, the WHO said in an official statement that both names will be used simultaneously for one year while "monkeypox" is phased out.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking to rename monkeypox to "MPOX" to destigmatize the virus, according to a US newspaper report.