 ተመራማሪዎች በቫይረሱ ዙሪያ ብዥታ እንዳይፈጠር እና በአንድ የተወሰነቡድን ወይም ሀገር ላይ ማግለል እንዳይከሰት በቫይረሱ ለሚከሰት በሽታ ስምእንዲሰጠው ሲጠይቁ ቆይተዋል።
The naming of the disease was done as the researchers were calling for an official name of the disease to avoid confusion and stigmatisation of any group or country.