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Change "Monkeypox" to "Mpox"

Open Candice-Louw opened this issue 10 months ago • 0 comments

Problem Description

The name "Monkeypox" is being phased out in the international health context and replaced with "Mpox" instead. This is based on an announcement by the WHO on 28.11.2022 here: https://www.who.int/news/item/28-11-2022-who-recommends-new-name-for-monkeypox-disease.

Proposed Change

Change "Monkeypox" to "Mpox" throughout SORMAS, including the

  • [ ] UI
  • [ ] Data Dictionary
  • [ ] Export/Import files
  • [ ] Aggregate forms

Added Value/Benefit

International stipulations from the WHO.

Acceptance Criteria

  • [ ] "Monkeypox" is replaced by "Mpox" throughout all of SORMAS.

Implementation Details

No response

Mockups

Case/Contact/EP information: image Aggregate Reports: image Data Dictionary: image

Additional Information

The module was first introduced to SORMAS here: https://github.com/SORMAS-Foundation/SORMAS-Project/issues/366

Candice-Louw avatar Apr 23 '24 13:04 Candice-Louw