China News Service, Chongqing, September 17 (Liang Qinqing) On the 16th, Chongqing found a case of imported monkeypox from abroad.
At the press conference on epidemic prevention and control held by the Information Office of the Chongqing Municipal Government on the 17th, Li Bosong, deputy chief physician of the Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, introduced that, in general, the risk of spreading the epidemic of imported monkeypox cases is low.
Up to now, all close contacts of the monkeypox case have implemented quarantine medical observation measures.
According to the national "Monkeypox Prevention and Control Technical Guidelines (2022 Edition)", the isolation medical observation period is 21 days.
At present, all close contacts have been tested for monkeypox nucleic acid, and the results are all negative.
According to the comprehensive research and judgment of national and municipal experts, the case entered Chongqing and underwent closed-loop transfer and centralized isolation. There was no social activity trajectory, and the risk of epidemic transmission was low.
Li Baisong introduced that from the perspective of the source of infection, the case was isolated after entering from abroad, and there was no social activity; from the perspective of the transmission route of monkeypox itself, it was mainly transmitted through close contact, so after the case was found, it was mainly in close contact. There is a certain risk of infection among the contacts. At present, the close contacts of this case have been isolated, and the risk of subsequent social transmission is very low. Citizens and friends do not need to worry too much.
Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by monkeypox virus infection. The clinical manifestations are mainly fever, rash, and lymphadenopathy. , only symptomatic treatment or no treatment, can be cured by autoimmunity).
The incubation period of monkeypox is 5 days to 21 days, mostly 6 days to 13 days.
In most cases, symptoms disappear within 2 to 4 weeks during the course of the disease, but for this special group of people with immune deficiencies, it may lead to complications and even the risk of death.
Li Baisong mentioned that citizens who have plans to go abroad in the near future should pay close attention to the monkeypox epidemic situation in the destination, and try to avoid going to places with epidemic situation.
People traveling or living in affected countries should avoid contact with rodents and monkeypox patients, avoid sharing items with patients, and avoid having sex with suspected infected persons.
People who have recently returned from monkeypox-affected areas or who are about to return to China should take the initiative to conduct self-health monitoring within 21 days. If there is a history of contact with suspicious animals, people or confirmed monkeypox cases abroad, they should take the initiative to contact the local disease control agency for consultation and reporting. ready.
If you have fever, rash and other related symptoms, you should take the initiative to see a doctor, take the initiative to go to a medical institution for examination, and inform the receiving doctor of your overseas travel history and contact history.
Those who are about to return to China must cooperate with the customs to take the initiative to report when entering the health declaration.
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