OPINION: Media coverage of monkeypox paints it as an African virus. That makes me mad
Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor is a physician in Nigeria, which has seen a monkeypox outbreak over the past few years. He does not like the way the media is covering the current outbreak in Western countries.
The world is in the midst of a monkeypox outbreak. The World Health Organization has recorded more than 500 cases in 30 countries this year – including the United Kingdom, the United States and a number of European nations.
And how do Western media outlets illustrate the story? The BBC, the Independent, CNBC and ABC News are among those that have used a stock photo of a Black person with monkeypox blisters.
It would be as if Nigeria, which has seen 247 cases since 2017 and 66 so far this year, would use photos exclusively
