2 monkeypox variants will no longer be named after regions, for ethical reasons

By Ayana Archie

The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a media conference at an EU Africa summit in Brussels on Feb. 18, 2022.

Subsequent variants of monkeypox will be named using Roman numerals for the clade, and lowercase letters for the subclade.

(Image credit: Johanna Geron/AP)

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