WHO claims that the epidemic of monkey acne does not constitute "internationally concerned emergencies of public health incidents"

China News Service, June 26. According to Reuters, on the 25th local time, the World Health Organization released news that the epidemic of the monkey acne has not yet become an international public health emergency. At the same time, the Director -General of the WHO Tan Dezai said he was deeply worried about the epidemic.

On June 24, local time, the New York city government opened a temporary clinic in Manhattan to vaccinate monkey acne vaccines for susceptible people. The picture shows the public consultation of monkey acne vaccination. China News Agency reporter Liao Pan Photo

The WHO issued a statement saying that although there were some different opinions within the committee, they eventually agreed that at the current stage, the epidemic of the monkey acne does not constitute a "international concern public health incident."

In another statement, the Director -General of the WHO pointed out in another statement, "I am deeply worried about the epidemic of monkey acne. This is obviously a kind of continuous development of a health threat. Follow this threat. "

The report pointed out that according to the WHO's data, in the past six weeks, nearly 50 non -acne popular countries and regions have reported more than 3200 cases of acne, including 1 death case.

Monkey acne is a kind of viral human and animal disease, which is caused by monkey acne virus infection. Monkey acne virus can be transmitted to people by close contact with animals, and can also be closely contacted by materials contaminated by virus (such as bedding). The initial symptoms of human infection of monkey acne include fever, headache, muscle soreness, back pain, lymph nodes, etc., and can be developed into a large range of rash on the face and body. Most patients will recover within a few weeks, but there are also patients with severe condition and may cause death. Children, pregnant women, and low immune functional people have higher risk of infection.

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