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‘Racist’ monkeypox name still holding back fight in French, Spanish and Portuguese, academic say

Source link : https://www.afric.info/2024/09/25/news/racist-monkeypox-name-still-holding-back-fight-in-french-spanish-and-portuguese-academic-say/

Nigeria became the first African country to receive a mpox vaccine donation from the US. (Tamar Dundua/Getty Images) Academics say the term mpox has failed to be consistently adopted in other languages.In Spanish, French, and Portuguese, racist connotations are hampering efforts to fight the disease, they have warned.The majority of mpox cases have been recorded […]

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Author : AFRICA-NEWS

Publish date : 2024-09-25 12:57:54

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