The World Health Organization urged countries to adopt the new name for the disease, citing the 'ongoing negative impact' of the original.
The name change comes as the pace of the current outbreak around the country has fallen sharply over the last few months. The U.S. is now averagingSince the outbreak began in May, nearly 30,000 Americans have been reportedAn analysis published by the CDCpredicted the U.S. would see further slowing of infections in most parts of the country. However, the agency cited a handful of factors — including a stalled second dose vaccination campaign — that raise concerns of a resurgence in the future.
"We will need to ensconce mpox into the public health framework, and the natural space for a lot of that will be the STI programs in the public health departments, clinics, and then HIV clinics," said Dr. Jonathan Mermin, the CDC's monkeypox response incident manager. "That's the space where the longer term effort with the population who appears in the current outbreak is at highest risk will be most effective," added Mermin, who is also the director of the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention within the agency.
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