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Why does the article refer to "monkeypox " as the former name?

In May 2015, World Health Organization (WHO) suggested naming practices for new infectious diseases to prevent offense or economic impact on any groups. In 2022 the WHO endorsed mpox as the new name for monkeypox. See Mpox#Nomenclature

"WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease". World Health Organization (WHO). November 28, 2022.
"Phasing out monkeypox: mpox is the new name for an old disease". The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 17. Elsevier BV: 100424. 2023. doi:10.1016/j.lana.2022.100424. ISSN 2667-193X.
"New nomenclature for mpox (monkeypox) and monkeypox virus clades". The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 23 (3). Elsevier BV: 273–275. 2023. doi:10.1016/s1473-3099(23)00055-5. ISSN 1473-3099.

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It appears that only the most recently modified topic is visible and there is no clear way to view archived topics. I know there was vigerous discussion of the article here in the past. Is this some sort of article protection? 24.237.159.221 (talk) 20:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Click on Archive 1 or 2 in the header. Bob (talk) 20:58, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]