Guideline released for monkeypox
China DailyAn electron microscopic image shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virus particles as well as crescents and spherical particles of immature virions, obtained from a clinical human skin sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak in this undated image obtained by Reuters on May 18, 2022. Rules for diagnosis, treatment issued as global counts of disease on the rise China released its first diagnosis and treatment guideline for monkeypox on Wednesday, making it clear that the virus can spread through close contact and droplets, but most patients can recover without special treatment. The guideline was published by the National Health Commission as global counts of the contagious disease rise and World Health Organization experts are weighing up whether to declare the outbreak of a public health emergency of international concern-its highest warning level. Xu Wenbo, head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, said during a news conference last week that the institute has developed a PCR testing technology targeting monkeypox and has examined its sensitivity and specificity against the West Africa strain.