China Center for Disease Control and Prevention released the monitoring of monkeypox epidemic in June

On July 14th, the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention released the monitoring of monkeypox epidemic in mainland China in June. The monitoring results show that from June 2 to June 30, 2023, there were 106 new confirmed cases of monkeypox reported in mainland China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan), including 48 cases reported in Guangdong Province, 45 cases reported in Beijing City, 8 cases reported in Jiangsu Province, 2 cases reported in Hubei Province, 2 cases reported in Shandong Province, and 1 case reported in Zhejiang Province

On July 14th, the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention released the monitoring of monkeypox epidemic in mainland China in June. The monitoring results show that from June 2 to June 30, 2023, there were 106 new confirmed cases of monkeypox reported in mainland China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan), including 48 cases reported in Guangdong Province, 45 cases reported in Beijing City, 8 cases reported in Jiangsu Province, 2 cases reported in Hubei Province, 2 cases reported in Shandong Province, and 1 case reported in Zhejiang Province. There were no severe cases or deaths.

The epidemic situation presents the following characteristics: First, the vast majority of cases are Gay sexual practices, mainly transmitted through male to male contact. Secondly, the risk of transmission through other forms of contact is low, and the vast majority of close contacts, except for sexual contact, have not experienced infection. Third, most cases were found at the time of medical treatment, and a few cases were found by close Contact tracing tracking and screening. Fourth, the clinical manifestations of the vast majority of cases are typical, mainly including fever, herpes, Lymphadenopathy and other symptoms, and there are no severe cases or death cases.

Image source: China Center for Disease Control and Prevention

It is reported that monkeypox is an infectious disease caused by Monkeypox virus. On July 23, 2022, the World Health Organization declared the monkeypox epidemic a "public health emergency of international concern". On May 11, 2023, the World Health Organization announced that the monkeypox epidemic no longer constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern".

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