Surveillance of monkeypox epidemic in September notified by CDC

　　CCTV News:According to the website of China CDC, from September 1 to 30, 2023, 305 confirmed cases of monkeypox were newly reported in mainland China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan). Among them, there are 42 cases in Beijing, 40 cases in Guangdong, 38 cases in Zhejiang, 32 cases in Jiangsu, 16 cases in Guangxi, 13 cases in Sichuan, 12 cases in Chongqing, 12 cases in Hubei, 11 cases in Liaoning, 11 cases in Hunan, 9 cases in Shaanxi, 9 cases in Shandong, 8 cases in Hebei, 7 cases in Tianjin, 6 cases in Shanghai, 6 cases in Henan, 6 cases in Fujian, 5 cases in Heilongjiang, 4 cases in Anhui and Jilin.

　　According to epidemiological investigation and analysis, the epidemic situation has the following characteristics: First, 99% of the cases are male, 92.9% of the cases are men who have sex with men, and 2 cases are women. Second, other contact methods have low risk of transmission. Only three close contacts except sexual contact were infected. Third, 94.3% were found by active medical treatment, 3.9% were found by follow-up screening of close contacts, and others were found by active reporting and entry screening. Fourth, the clinical manifestations of most cases are typical, mainly for fever, herpes, lymphadenopathy and other symptoms.