Covering 75 countries around the world! Monkeypox is booming!

On the 25th local time, according to the latest data from the CDC official website of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 1,259 new confirmed cases of monkeypox in the world, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases of monkeypox in the world reached 18,095, covering 75 countries and regions around the world.

   The WHO says most monkeypox cases so far have come from Europe, especially among men who have sex with men.

   World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared that the monkeypox epidemic currently spreading in 75 countries and regions has constituted a "public health emergency of international concern". This is the highest level of alert issued by the organization in response to a global public health emergency, and it also means that both the new crown epidemic and the monkeypox epidemic are currently at this alert level.

   American monkeypox cases on the rise

   After this alert was issued, many countries have successively upgraded their prevention and control policies for the monkeypox epidemic. The first is the White House. On July 25, local time, the Biden administration considered declaring the monkeypox outbreak a health emergency and would assign a commissioner to be responsible for the deployment of the outbreak across the United States.

  The number of confirmed monkeypox cases in the United States is rising sharply, with confirmed or suspected monkeypox cases increasing by more than 100% in the week from July 11 to 16, according to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

   As of July 22, there were 2,891 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the United States. Except for Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Mississippi, Vermont, and Maine, the other 44 states and the capital Washington have all found confirmed cases.

  Data released by the Public Health Agency of Canada on July 22, local time, showed that there are currently 681 confirmed cases of monkeypox across Canada, 142 more than the number of cases a week ago (that is, on the 15th). Of these, 331 are in Quebec, 288 in Ontario, 48 in British Columbia, 12 in Alberta and 2 in Saskatchewan.

  The Peruvian Ministry of Health reported on July 25, local time, that the number of confirmed cases of monkeypox in the country has risen to 203. The infected people come from 8 regions of the country, of which 175 are concentrated in the capital Lima. The Peruvian Ministry of Health said all infected people received medical care and 27 infected people have been discharged from hospital.

   Europe is considered a high risk area

   WHO assesses monkeypox outbreaks as medium risk outside Europe and high risk in Europe.

   French health authorities say the country has recorded 1,453 confirmed cases of monkeypox infection, up from 912 a week ago. The authorities explained that the significant increase in numbers does not mean that the epidemic is spreading faster in France.

On July 25, local time, the French Minister of Health announced that the Ile-de-France region (the Greater Paris region) officially opened a large monkeypox vaccination center on July 26, and authorized all medical college students to participate in the monkeypox vaccination work. . According to data from the French public health department, as of the 25th, more than 1,700 cases of monkeypox have been diagnosed.

   According to data released by the Robert Koch Institute, Germany's disease control agency, so far, 2,033 people in Germany have been infected with monkeypox, and the vast majority are males. The Robert Koch Institute has called for enhanced precautions to limit the further spread of the disease in Germany.

   And according to the current data, the spread of monkeypox cases mainly occurred in males, only 4 females were infected, and no cases of children have been reported so far.

  The latest data released by UK Health and Safety shows that as of the 21st, a total of 2,208 cases of monkeypox have been diagnosed in the UK. An international study led by a team of scientists from Queen Mary University of London, UK, found that about 95% of monkeypox cases they studied were sexually transmitted.

  Faced with the spread of monkeypox, Danish biopharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic announced that the European Commission has approved its Imvanex vaccine as a monkeypox protectant based on the recommendations of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) last week.

  The outbreak of cases in Asia raises the risk level

   In addition, Japan has also upgraded the risk level. On July 25, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a level 1 infectious disease risk alert for overseas travel, reminding people to pay attention to the risk of infection when going overseas, and the scope of application covers the world. This level is the lowest of the 4 hint levels.

   It is reported that on July 25, local time, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced that the first confirmed case of monkeypox in Japan was found in Tokyo, and the infected person was a man in his 30s. The Japanese government held a meeting on monkeypox countermeasures that morning, and preparations for further information collection and treatment are currently underway.

  According to the South Korean epidemic prevention department, a suspected case of monkeypox was found in South Korea who entered South Korea from Incheon International Airport. The suspected case has been sent to the hospital for isolation and treatment. The Korean Agency for Disease Control has previously raised the monkeypox warning level to the "concern" level, and designated monkeypox as a Class B notifiable infectious disease.

  There are monkeypox cases in Japan and South Korea, so how does it affect China?

The General Administration of Customs of China also issued the "Announcement on Preventing the Introduction of Monkeypox Epidemic into my country" on July 25, which clarified that people from countries with monkeypox epidemics who have been exposed to monkeypox cases or have fever, headache, muscle Symptoms such as soreness, back pain, swollen lymph nodes, and widespread rashes on the face and body should be declared to the customs when entering the country.

  Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said in an article on the 25th that it is only a matter of time before monkeypox spreads to mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau, judging from the population and mode of transmission of monkeypox in European and American countries.

  Due to the limitation of the mode of transmission, the speed of transmission and the range of people affected are far from that of the new crown epidemic. In other words, the monkeypox outbreak will not cause a massive epidemic in our country.

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