Urgent need for a non-discriminatory and non-stigmatizing nomenclature for monkeypox virus

PLoS Biol. 2022 Aug 23;20(8):e3001769. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001769. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe propose a novel, non-discriminatory classification of monkeypox virus. Together with the World Health Organization, we named three clades (I, IIa and IIb) in order of detection. Within IIb, the cause the current global outbreak, we identified multiple lineages (A.1, A.2, A.1.1 and B.1) to support real-time genomics surveillance.PMID:35998195 | DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.3001769

Source: Cancer Control - August 23, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Christian Happi Ifedayo Adetifa Placide Mbala Richard Njouom Emmanuel Nakoune Anise Happi Nnaemeka Ndodo Oyeronke Ayansola Gerald Mboowa Trevor Bedford Richard A Neher Cornelius Roemer Emma Hodcroft Houriiyah Tegally Áine O'Toole Andrew Rambaut Oliver Py Source Type: research