世界衛(wèi)生組織近日宣布“mpox”為猴痘的新名稱，以避免原名可能造成的污名化。來自45個(gè)國家和地區(qū)的代表參與了世衛(wèi)組織此次有關(guān)為猴痘更名的磋商。

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Monday that it will begin using "mpox" as a synonym for monkeypox out of concern that the current name has given rise to racism and discrimination.

世界衛(wèi)生組織11月28日宣布“mpox”為猴痘的新名稱，以避免原名“monkeypox”可能造成的種族主義和污名化。

Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while monkeypox is phased out. WHO said the decision was made following a series of consultations with global experts.

世衛(wèi)組織表示，兩個(gè)名稱將在未來一年內(nèi)同時(shí)使用，原名稱將被逐步淘汰。世衛(wèi)組織表示，這一決定是在與全球?qū)＜疫M(jìn)行了一系列磋商后做出的。

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the virus that causes the disease was discovered in captive monkeys in 1958. When the first human case was recorded in 1970, the virus was named monkeypox that year.

據(jù)美國疾病控制與預(yù)防中心稱，1958年，人們?cè)谌︷B(yǎng)的猴子身上發(fā)現(xiàn)了導(dǎo)致這種疾病的病毒。當(dāng)1970年第一例人類病例被記錄下來時(shí)，該病毒被命名為猴痘。

Despite being named monkeypox, the source of the disease is unknown, the CDC said. Research indicated that African rodents and nonhuman primates like monkeys might harbor the virus and infect people.

盡管被命名為猴痘，但這種疾病的來源尚不清楚。研究表明，非洲嚙齒動(dòng)物和猴子等非人靈長類動(dòng)物可能攜帶病毒并感染人類。

Prior to the worldwide outbreak of monkeypox this year, it had been mostly reported in people in several central and western African countries. So far, the US has recorded nearly 30,000 cases of monkeypox and 14 confirmed deaths. Worldwide, more than 80,000 cases were reported.

在今年世界范圍內(nèi)爆發(fā)之前，猴痘主要在幾個(gè)中非和西非國家的人群中報(bào)告。到目前為止，美國已經(jīng)記錄了近3萬例猴痘病例和14例確診死亡病例。全球報(bào)告的病例超過8萬例。

After monkeypox spread globally this year, racist and stigmatizing language online was reported to WHO. Several individuals and countries raised concerns and asked WHO to propose a name change.

今年以來，一些國家和地區(qū)暴發(fā)猴痘疫情后，網(wǎng)絡(luò)上出現(xiàn)了涉及種族主義和污名化的言論。一些個(gè)人和國家已就猴痘名稱提出關(guān)切，要求世衛(wèi)組織提出更名建議。

【相關(guān)詞匯】

公共衛(wèi)生風(fēng)險(xiǎn) public health risk

全球大流行 a global pandemic

免疫低下者 immunosuppressed persons

疫情源頭 the source of the outbreak

疑似病例 suspected cases

（來源：新華社  編輯：yaning）