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China announced on Friday, August 16, that it was strengthening its controls on people and goods likely to have been in contact with mpox (or “monkey pox”), after the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert about the disease.
Mpox, formerly known as monkey pox, is a viral disease that spreads from animals to humans. It is also transmitted through close physical contact with a person infected with the virus. It is characterized in particular by pustules and fever.
People from countries or regions affected by mpox and “who have been exposed to cases” of the disease or who “show symptoms” must “take the initiative to declare themselves to customs” upon arrival in China, Chinese customs said in a statement.
“Customs officers will take medical measures and carry out sampling and testing in accordance with procedures,” they specified.
The WHO said other imported cases of the disease were likely to be detected in Europe soon. It had triggered its highest international alert level on Wednesday in the face of a resurgence of cases on the African continent.
Sweden reported on Thursday its first case of a more contagious and dangerous variant of the disease that has killed at least 548 people since the beginning of the year in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the worst-affected country.
