China is the latest country to report mpox clade 1b
Just days following the report of a mpox clade 1b case in France, the China CDC (computer translated) reports a cluster outbreak of mpox virus subclade 1b in the country.
The source of the infection is a foreigner with a history of living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
According to the Chinese health agency, after the outbreak was discovered, the state and provinces (cities) such as Zhejiang, Guangdong, Beijing, and Tianjin quickly launched a joint prevention and control mechanism to carry out epidemiological investigation and tracing, risk investigation, case diagnosis and treatment, and other work.
Four related cases were found among close contacts, all of which were infected after close contact. The related cases mainly showed symptoms such as rash and herpes, and the symptoms were relatively mild. At present, no infected persons have been found among general contacts. The related infected persons and risk persons are receiving medical treatment and health observation, and the epidemic has been effectively handled.
China is the 12th country outside of Africa to report this strain of mpox.