Talk:2023–2024 mpox epidemic/Archive 1

Archive 1

Not a pandemic

It was not declared a pandemic. It was declared a PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN 100.34.203.87 (talk) 18:11, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move 15 August 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Moved to 2023–2024 mpox epidemic. We're not fully through the 7-day period, but given that consensus is already clear, this page is highly visible from the main page and in the news globally, I think it better to move immediately. And using simple date range seems to have most support. It's definitely approaching WP:SNOW territory to remove Africa from the title with 35 supports for some sort of move, against 7 opposes, currently. Once the dust settles and things become clearer, editors can suggest tweaks to the title again if appropriate.  — Amakuru (talk) 06:46, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

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African mpox epidemic → 2024 mpox epidemic – The first case has been reported outside of Africa today, in Sweden. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 17:04, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Support: Coinciding with the global health emergency declaration, it makes sense to move the article to a more general focus. Noble Attempt (talk) 17:43, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Support since it's a global emergency and it's no longer just in Africa. Benpiano800 (talk) 19:32, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Support: I co-sign the previous statements. Plus, as noted by the Public Health Agency of Sweden itself, it's very likely that even more imported cases will emerge across Europe and other continents in the next weeks, so there will definitely be some work to do on the article in order to reflect those changes. --Oltrepier (talk) 19:33, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Support If the 2022 global health emergency is any indication, it will spread, including to the US and Europe. This allows us to get ahead of it and keep the information on this round of mPOX infection organized on a single page Schwinnspeed (talk) 19:39, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Support: Seems now that it is confirmed to have spread beyond Africa it should be renamed/moved. Allemannster (talk) 19:53, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Support: Aside from it being declared a global, having the year in the title just makes more sense and is more consistent with other articles of it's kind. win8x (talking | spying) 20:11, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose — The nominator's rationale is not false. However, an epidemic is local to a region. The correct term for that is a pandemic, but this is not a pandemic. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 20:15, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  @ElijahPepe I didn't think about it at all, to be honest...

  What about "2024 mpox outbreak", then? Oltrepier (talk) 20:24, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  Maybe adding 2023–2024 to the article name too, since the outbreak first began in localized areas in 2023. Because the outbreak features Clade I mpox virus instead of Clade II predominant during the 2022–2023 mpox outbreak, it might be considered to add "Clade I" to the article name too in order to distinguish this outbreak from the 2022–2023 outbreak, although this is just a potential consideration on my part rather than a suggestion or recommendation. Noble Attempt (talk) 20:58, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  Good points indeed, I would support 2023–2024 mpox outbreak too. Not sure if "Clade I" is needed, as the dates (2022–2023 and 2023–2024) are already disambiguating. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 21:26, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  Support for 2023-2024 mpox outbreak. wd-Ryan (Talk) 01:54, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

  Why do we need to include a range of years when we have no idea when it will end? I think '2023 mpox outbreak' is more precise. LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 03:03, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

  If it's not over by 2025 we can always change it to "2023-2025 mpox outbreak." Benpiano800 (talk) 04:06, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

  And have another renaming discussion like this? That doesn't make sense. LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 03:55, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support For 2023–2024 mpox epidemic name change and per Chaotic Enby. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 23:20, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

I agree. Name should be “2024 Mpox Epidemic” 100.34.203.87 (talk) 00:53, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Support Make sense since it's considered global now TarotSport1 (talk) 01:04, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Support "2023–2024 mpox epidemic", it started in 2023 and is global. - Sebbog13 (talk) 01:06, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose still hasnt reached insane levels outside of Africa. Redirect it when its on the same level of COVID-19.

🤓 WeaponizingArchitecture | scream at me 🤓 01:44, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose: Most of the cases are in Africa, so I believe the current article name is still appropriate. If the epidemic spreads further out of Africa, I would support the name change. -Waterard ^water?(talk | contribs) 02:14, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Support This outbreak has just spread to Sweden and Pakistan, also Saudi Arabia as well. MarioJump83 (talk) 03:10, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Oppose per elijahpepe@wikipedia and Waterard. Would support Oltrepier's and Noble Attempt's suggestions for replacing the word "epidemic" with "outbreak", as the latter can refer to a local or intercontinental occurrence. . . . That said, if "African mpox epidemic" is going to be retained by the number of votes, I'm going to oppose that, too, because in Category:21st-century epidemics, only two events carry the word "African", which somehow has the effect of being possessive determiners (it's their epidemics, not ours), perhaps because most of the other events in that category either have no geographic determiners or name their places of occurrence as their modifier instead of using a demonym. Bagoto (talk) 03:14, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

I oppose as well. There are still only less than five cases outside of Africa Agentpathaan (talk) 05:16, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Support: The outbreak now meets the conditions to be considered a pandemic, and thus should be renamed accordingly. JustARandomEditor123 (talk) 08:57, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Support. The outbreak has now spread beyond Africa into Europe, and it is inevitable it will spread to other continents rapidly.MarkiPoli (talk) 09:35, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

you're a massive doomer holy crap 🤓 WeaponizingArchitecture | scream at me 🤓 14:24, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Support Per above. Europe have been reported cases, so the title "African mpox epidemic" is not appropriate.--Shwangtianyuan Defeat the virus together 10:21, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Support: It has begun spreading outside of Africa, so the name "2024 Mpox Epidemic" would make sense, especially if it continues spreading. CoolGuy314 (talk) 17:45, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Support: Per all the above. It's a pandemic, it's unfactual for it to continue to be named African Mpox Epidemic. Likeanechointheforest (talk) 00:35, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Could you clarify how you define a 'pandemic'? LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 03:57, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Support and snow?: There have been other African mpox epidemics, so the current name is inappropriate. It needs a date. Bondegezou (talk) 15:44, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

SNOW closes are for not changing something, such as closing Articles for Deletion nominations as keep, and in this case requested moves as not moved. Aydoh8^[contribs] 03:05, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

That's not what WP:Snowball clause says. This looks like pretty wintry to me. Bondegezou (talk) 14:41, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support: With its expanding global impact, the current title doesn't fit anymore. Waqar💬 18:44, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support: Per above. I would also support a change that renames the "epidemic" part. — BerryForPerpetuity (talk) 00:50, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Support:Not only is this *technically* not only in Africa anymore, but the way its worded now sounds more like a broad catagory rather than a specific instance: which is what the article is about. DuneEnjoyer333 (talk) 01:14, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Support: neural POV title, which is also more accurate. Bearian (talk) 01:23, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Support a case has now been recorded in Pakistan so this is truly starting to go global now. Aydoh8^[contribs] 03:02, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Oppose '2023 mpox outbreak' is more neutral regarding location and doesn't sensationalise the facts. LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 04:00, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Support any alt without "epidemic" per ElijahPepe. 142.113.140.146 (talk) 05:30, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Support alt for "2023-2024 mpox outbreak" Benpiano800 (talk) 06:42, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Comparison with other Wikipedias:

• Bangla, Persian, Dutch, and Tamil call it "African mpox epidemic"
• Czech and Spanish say "2024"
• French, Portuguese, and Chinese say "2023-2024"

Benpiano800 (talk) 06:53, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Support: Aside from its now being global, it's just clearer. "African mpox epidemic" sounds like it could be an epidemic of a disease called "African mpox" rather than referring to the location. The year avoids this. Heimstern Läufer (talk) 07:34, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

a random case in Sweden and Pakistan doesn't seem fully "Global", its like those sensationalist stories of some random Goat herder in China catching the plague. Since we havent seen an uptick in cases outside of Africa in the past few days, I don't think it's neccesary. However I do agree we could reword the title. 🤓 WeaponizingArchitecture | scream at me 🤓 14:29, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Support speedy rename – The epidemic hasn't affected the African continent as a whole, it's primarily in Central Africa. Rename to 2024 mpox epidemic or Central African mpox epidemic. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ♥) 14:35, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Support – '2023–2024' makes it clearer both when it takes place (this isn't the only African one) and what the name of the epidemic is. Additionally, the WHO has declared it a global emergency, and it's very obviously spreading to non-African countries. Would prefer '2023–2024' as it started in 2023, but even just '2024' is better than leaving it as it is. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 19:26, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Support speedy rename - RS are not calling it this, just 'mpox outbreak' - the longer this title is the way it is the more likely we end up accidentally creating a common name, rather than adopting one created out in the world. Smallangryplanet (talk) 21:44, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Support move: Very obvious now that the virus has spread to non-African countries, and it has been declared a global health emergency. HarukaAmaranth 02:18, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Support speedy rename - Strongly advocate for a quick rename. Time is of the essence now that this is getting more and more attention by the day. The longer this name is up, the harder it will be to change public perception of the disease.--Dinercoffee (talk) 05:35, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Comment – I agree with the rename (see above), but not only is Wikipedia's job not to "change public perception" on anything, it's in fact something we're expressly not supposed to be doing. I think a better argument right now is that Wikipedia right now is actively changing public perception by using 'African mpox epidemic' instead of just using the year like other organizations. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 15:44, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Ah yes, I apologize for my confusing verbiage. Thank you for expressing my opinion much more succinctly. Dinercoffee (talk) 17:46, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Oppose - As far as I am aware, the singular cases in Sweden and Pakistan each are the only ones outside of Africa. Just one case in an entire continent doesn't make it epidemic there, and I think it stands that, for now, this is an African epidemic. It's been declared a global health emergency, which it is - governments ought to be on top alert for new imported cases - but there's no reason that it should be declared a pandemic because of these two isolated cases. RadioAlloy (talk) 14:38, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Comment – @RadioAlloy: Even if we agree that this is (currently) an African epidemic, couldn't it be argued that '2023–2024' or '2024' are better titles than 'African' simply because this definitely isn't the only African mpox epidemic, thereby making it clearer which one is being discussed? TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 18:59, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Now it has been spread to Taiwan with 3 cases as we speak. MarioJump83 (talk) 04:00, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Support - The virus has moved out of Africa to countries like Sweden and declared a global health emergency. Also the virus in the future may spread to other countries. Rynoip (talk) 23:33, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

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