Edited by: Duan Lian, Gai Yuanyuan
According to China News Service, Taiwan announced its first confirmed case of monkeypox on the 24th. The case returned to Taiwan from Germany on June 16 and is currently admitted to the hospital.
Based on reports from multiple Taiwanese media, the Tainan City Government Health Bureau issued a press release on the 24th stating that the case was a 25-year-old man. He developed symptoms such as fever, sore throat, and muscle aches on the 20th of this month. He sought medical treatment on the 21st and received relevant medical treatment on the 22nd. Tested and confirmed on the 24th.
Taiwan’s health and welfare department stated on the 23rd that monkeypox is officially listed as the second category of notifiable infectious disease in Taiwan. If a suspected case is encountered, it should be reported within 24 hours according to regulations. Currently, 19 close contacts have been listed, and all of them are asymptomatic; The department also recommended that the public should avoid contact with suspected cases of monkeypox. If they have fever, skin lesions such as rash, papules, blisters or pustules and other suspected symptoms when returning to Taiwan, they should proactively inform airline personnel and airport ports. Quarantine personnel, seek medical treatment as soon as possible, and inform the doctor of travel and contact history.
WHO emergency meeting
WHO official website news, members of the committee may announce their decision on whether the monkeypox outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) as early as the 24th (Friday).
According to CCTV News, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated at a press conference on the 314th that the global outbreak of monkeypox is unusual and worrying. In accordance with the provisions of the International Health Regulations, the WHO Emergency Committee decided to convene a meeting on the 23rd to assess whether the current monkeypox epidemic constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern" .
"Public Health Emergency of International Concern" is the highest level public health emergency in the world that can be issued by WHO. If the WHO declares monkeypox a PHEIC event, it means that the epidemic is regarded as an "extraordinary event" and the disease is likely to spread to more countries, requiring a global response. The last PHEIC incident was on January 30, 2020, when the WHO announced that the new coronavirus epidemic constituted a public health emergency of international concern.
According to The Paper , Tedros said that the first mysterious cluster of cases appeared in the UK six weeks ago. At that time, the WHO was informed that there were three family clusters of cases, and none of them had been tested recently. Any trip.
Since then, WHO has reported more than 3,200 confirmed cases of monkeypox and one death from 48 countries and 5 WHO regions around the world (Nigeria). Several countries have clearly reported local community transmission of monkeypox.
Tedros added that in newly affected countries, outbreaks continue to occur primarily among men who have sex with men, and those who have reported recent sexual intercourse with new or multiple sexual partners.
" Human-to-human transmission is ongoing and (the severity) may be underestimated . In Nigeria, women are affected at a much higher rate than elsewhere, so a better understanding of how the disease spreads in Nigeria is crucial Important." he said.
According to Reuters , The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on June 23, local time, that in addition to reports of cases of monkeypox infection due to overseas travel, there is also evidence that monkeypox is present in local communities in the United States. spread between.
What kind of disease is monkeypox?
According to CCTV News, as a zoonotic viral disease, monkeypox virus was first discovered in monkeys, hence its name. However, some evidence shows that the real source of monkeypox virus is not monkeys, but certain rodents in Africa, such as African squirrels, Gambian giant rats, dormice, etc., which are more likely to be the main hosts of monkeypox virus.
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The official website of the World Health Organization shows that the relevant information about monkeypox is as follows:
Monkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus, which is a member of the genus Orthopoxvirus of the family Poxviridae.
Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease that mainly occurs in the tropical rainforest areas of and west Africa and is occasionally exported to other areas.
The typical clinical manifestations of monkeypox are fever, rash and lymph node enlargement, and may lead to a series of complications.
Monkeypox virus is transmitted to humans through close contact with infected people or animals, or contact with objects contaminated with the virus.
Monkeypox virus is spread from person to person through close contact with contaminated objects such as skin lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets and bedding.
The clinical manifestations of monkeypox are similar to smallpox, a related orthopoxvirus infection that was declared eliminated worldwide in 1980. Monkeypox is less contagious than smallpox and causes less serious illness.
The vaccine used during the smallpox eradication program also protected against monkeypox. Newer vaccines have been developed, including one approved to prevent monkeypox.
An antiviral drug developed to treat smallpox has also been licensed to treat monkeypox.
According to the WHO official website, the incubation period (the interval from infection to the onset of symptoms) of monkeypox is usually 6 to 13 days, but can range from 5 to 21 days .
Infection can be divided into two phases:
Invasive phase (lasts 0-5 days), which is characterized by fever, severe headache, lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes), back pain, myalgia (muscle aches) and severe weakness (energy insufficient). Compared with other diseases that may initially look similar (varicella, chickenpox, measles, smallpox), enlarged lymph nodes are a distinguishing feature of monkeypox.
The rash usually starts within 1-3 days after the onset of fever. The rash tends to be more concentrated on the face and extremities than on the trunk. It affects the face (in 95% of cases), the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet (in 75% of cases). Also affected are the oral mucosa (in 70% of cases), genitals (30%) and conjunctiva (20%), and the cornea. The order of development of the rash is from macules (lesions with a flat base) to papules (slightly raised hard lesions), vesicles (lesions filled with clear fluid), pustules (lesions filled with light yellow fluid) and lesions. Dried and flaking scabs. The number of lesions ranges from a few to several thousand. In severe cases, the lesions can coalesce until large swaths of skin fall off.
Monkeypox is usually a self-limiting disease, with symptoms lasting 2 to 4 weeks. Severe cases are more common in children and are related to the degree of exposure to the virus, the patient's health and the nature of complications. Underlying immune deficiencies may lead to worse outcomes. While vaccination with the smallpox vaccine was protective in the past, today, due to the global cessation of smallpox vaccination campaigns following the eradication of smallpox, people under the age of 40 to 50 (depending on the country) may be more susceptible to monkeypox . Complications of monkeypox can include secondary infection, bronchopneumonia, sepsis, encephalitis, and corneal infection with subsequent loss of vision. The scale of asymptomatic infections remains unknown.
Monkeypox case fatality rates have historically ranged from 0% to 11% in the general population, with higher rates in young children. In the past four years, the fatality rate has been approximately 3-6%.
Nearly 50 countries and regions around the world have reported more than 3,200 cases of monkeypox
According to reports from overseas websites, Reuters and other media, on the 23rd local time, the World Health Organization announced when it held an emergency committee in Geneva that in the past 6 years Within this week, nearly 50 countries and regions have reported more than 3,200 cases of monkeypox, including 1 death.
CCTV News reported that in recent years, the spread of monkeypox has further expanded, and cases of monkeypox have also appeared in Asian countries.
The British Health and Safety Authority stated in a bulletin released on June 15 that as of the 14th, a total of 504 confirmed cases of monkeypox had been reported in England, 313 cases in Scotland, 32 cases in Northern Ireland, and 35 cases in Wales. Since the 8th of this month, the UK has classified monkeypox as a notifiable infectious disease.
On the evening of June 19, local time, the Brazilian Ministry of Health confirmed the country's eighth case of monkeypox. The patient was a 25-year-old man from Marica, Rio de Janeiro. This was also the second case in Rio de Janeiro .
According to reports, the patient had not traveled abroad before, but had contact with foreigners.At present, the patient's clinical performance is stable and no complications have been found. The patient's physical condition is being monitored by the Brazilian National Institute of Infectious Diseases and the health department. At the same time, relevant departments in Marica City are tracing close contacts.
Singapore’s Ministry of Health stated on June 21 that the first imported case of monkeypox was found in Singapore . The confirmed case is a 42-year-old British man who is a flight attendant and is currently being treated at the National Center for Infectious Diseases in Singapore. The Ministry of Health has traced 13 close contacts, who will undergo 21 days of quarantine and observation.
The Ministry of Health stated that the confirmed flight attendant stayed in Singapore from June 15 to 17, entered Singapore again on the 19th, and was diagnosed with monkeypox on the 20th. His current condition is stable.
According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency 22, the South Korean epidemic prevention department confirmed the first case of imported monkeypox infection that day.
It is reported that the epidemic prevention department conducted PCR tests on two suspected cases of monkeypox infection reported on the 21st. One of the Koreans who entered South Korea from Germany was diagnosed with monkeypox virus.
Data released by the Public Health Agency of Canada on June 22, local time, showed that as of 13:00 that day, a total of 210 monkeypox cases had been confirmed in Canada. The data shows that among them, there are 3171 cases in Quebec, 333 cases in Ontario, 4 cases in Alberta, and 32 cases in British Columbia.
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