A statement from China's customs administration announced on Friday that the country will conduct a six-month surveillance of individuals and commodities entering the country for mpox, following the World Health Organisation's declaration that the virus has reemerged as a global health emergency.
According to the report, "Personnel from countries with monkeypox outbreaks who have been in contact with monkeypox cases or display symptoms... should take the initiative to declare themselves to Customs." The World Health Organisation changed the name of monkeypox to "mpox".
The statement also emphasised the need to sanitise vehicles, containers, and products from areas where mpox cases have occurred.
Following an outbreak of the viral infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighbouring countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) proclaimed mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years on Wednesday.
The National Health Commission of China announced last year that they would treat mumps as a Category B infectious disease. This classification allows officials to implement emergency measures, including the restriction of gatherings, the suspension of work and school, and the isolation of specific areas during disease outbreaks.
Currently, we classify COVID-19, AIDS, and SARS as Category B infectious diseases.
Intimate contact can transmit Mpox.
It is typically moderate; however, it is fatal in rare instances. It causes pus-filled body lesions and flu-like symptoms.
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