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Nadia Adjoa Sam-Agudu, MD, CTropMed

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As Africans face mpox (again), we must address stigma, which is extremely high & deeply rooted. Our VERDI quali study in Nigeria finds that people will use other names eg chickenpox - to avoid mpox stigma. Healthcare workers are part of the stigma & should be part of the solution