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China faces risk of imported monkeypox, alert and monitoring needed: medical experts
By Global TimesPublished: Aug 08, 2022 01:54 PM
China faces risk of imported monkeypox epidemic as the virus is rapidly spreading in the world, Chinese experts warned, noting that the country should maintain high vigilance, strict monitoring and timely alert signals to prevent the zoonotic infectious disease.
Gao Fu, former head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and Zhang Wenhong, head of the infectious disease department at Huashan Hospital, among other experts, made the warning at a forum of monkeypox virus research and response on Sunday, reported Yicai.
China needs to prepare for the potential import of monkeypox into the country, which is highly likely to happen sometime in the future when the country opens its border, said Gao.
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