Change "Monkeypox" to "Mpox" - Githubissues

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SORMAS (Surveillance, Outbreak Response Management and Analysis System) is an early warning and management system to fight the spread of infectious diseases.

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Change "Monkeypox" to "Mpox" #13082

Open Candice-Louw opened 2 months ago

Candice-Louw commented 2 months ago

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: Aggregate Reports: Data Dictionary:

Additional Information

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