WHO: Monkey acne epidemic does not constitute "internationally concerned emergencies in public health"

Author:Xinhuanet Time:2022.06.26

Xinhua News Agency, Geneva, June 25 (Reporter Liu Qu) The World Health Organization said on the 25th that the acne epidemic that recently spread in more than 50 countries and regions does not constitute a "international public health incident".

The WHO Emergency Committee held a meeting on the 23rd of the Monkey Acne epidemic on the 23rd. On the 25th, a report issued a report to the World Health Director Director Tan Dezai that the epidemic was not set as "international concern public health incidents."

In a statement of Tan Desai on the day: "The emergency committee (on the epidemic of the monkey acne) held a meeting, which itself reflected the increasing attention of monkey acne spreading internationally." The committee will meet again in the future to evaluate the epidemic again as needed. Essence

The committee's statement stated that some experts and members proposed that "the risk of not neglecting (monkey acne) to further spread to a wider range of people and emphasized that the monkey acne virus activity" has been neglected in some countries in the African region of the WHO for many years. No good control. "

In addition to unanimously recognizing the urgency of the monkey acne epidemic, the emergency committee also proposed a series of detailed conditions for the future re -evaluation of the epidemic. For example, if the number of cases reported in the next 21 days is accelerating, the epidemic has a serious spread internationally or within the country, or the incidence, mortality and hospitalization rate will increase, the Director of the WHO will re -call the committee for further evaluation.

In addition, Tan Desai urged countries to strengthen the monitoring of epidemic conditions, improve the level of diagnosis, community participation and risk communication levels, as well as public health measures such as appropriate treatment methods, vaccines, case tracking and isolation. He also called on WHO members to cooperate and share information, and contact the affected communities to quickly and effectively convey protection measures.

Monkey acne is a kind of viral human and animal disease, which is caused by monkey acne virus infection. In the past few weeks, many European and American countries have reported multiple cases of pox virus clusters, most of which are male actors. The WHO said that the cases of monkey acne often occur in West Africa and China Africa, while the diagnosis and suspected cases reported by many countries have no history of travel in the popular region of monkey acne. This situation is not normal.

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