WHO announced the new name of monkey acne virus branch: Roman numerals and lowercase English letters composition

Monkey acne tight under microscope. (Data map)

Overseas Network, August 13th. According to ABC, in view of the name "Monkey Acne", it is considered to be degraded or racist. Naming issue.

In a statement issued on the 12th, WHO stated that the expert group has reached an agreement on the new name of monkey acne virus branches. The new name uses Roman numbers to represent the virus branch and use lowercase letters to represent the sub -branch. The previous branch of the Congo Basin was renamed the branch I, and the branch of West Africa was renamed the branch II. The branch II included two sub -branches of IIA and IIB. Among them, IIB was a set of virus variants mainly spread in the 2022 Monkey Acne epidemic. The new name of the branch takes effect immediately.

The WHO stated that he would continue to launch the naming of monkey acne diseases and viruses, and said that the practice of such renamed viruses was to "avoid offense of any culture, society, region, professional or ethnic groups. The negative impact of such naming on trade, tourism, and animal welfare is minimized. "

Monkey's acne virus was named in 1958, and this "acne -like" disease was discovered at the then Danish monkey. ABC has reported that since May, more than 31,000 cases of acne have been reported in the world, and the diagnostic population is mostly concentrated in Europe and the Americas. For decades, most of the monkey acne virus was popular in the central and western Africa. The WHO announced in July this year that the epidemic of the monkey acne constituted "the emergencies of international attention." (Overseas Network/Yao Kaihong Internship Compilation/Wang Ruiqi)

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