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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 11. The number of confirmed cases of monkeypox in the United States has increased recently. Health experts warn that some cases have no obvious symptoms and are difficult to detect, and they should be vigilant and strengthen routine testing.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Warrenski said on the 10th that there have been 45 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the United States so far, doubling from the previous week.
This is the American flag photographed in Times Square, New York, USA on May 17. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Ying
Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus, which can be transmitted from animals to humans as well as from humans to humans. Monkeypox symptoms often include fever, severe headache, muscle aches, back pain, lack of energy, swollen lymph nodes, and rash or skin lesions.
According to Vronsky, some monkeypox cases diagnosed in the United States are not typical, and some cases may have symptoms similar to sexually transmitted diseases, such as herpes, leading to misdiagnosis.
“We have seen cases where symptoms are not obvious, and sometimes the lesions are only on certain parts of the body, which is different from the typical symptoms seen in cases in monkeypox-endemic countries in central and western Africa,” she said. Concerns that some cases may go undiagnosed.”
According to the CDC, case detection is critical to curbing the spread of the monkeypox virus. Warrensky urged doctors and the public to be vigilant.
On May 17, pedestrians passed a new coronavirus testing point in Times Square, New York, USA. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Ying
According to Reuters, about 300 monkeypox virus tests have been carried out in the United States. Some infectious disease experts say much more testing is still needed to control the spread of the monkeypox virus.
“There aren’t enough monkeypox tests in the U.S. right now,” said Tom Inglesby, director of the Center for Health Security at Johns Hopkins University.
Wronsky said on the 10th that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Healthcare and Medicaid Services to expand the institutions that provide monkeypox testing services from public laboratories. to commercial laboratories.
Monkeypox is mainly endemic in West and Central Africa, but a number of non-monkeypox endemic countries have recently reported monkeypox cases. About 30 non-monkeypox-endemic countries around the world have reported more than 1,300 cases of monkeypox as of Thursday, most of them in Europe, according to a Reuters tally. (Liu Xi)
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