Guideline released for monkeypox
China DailyBy Wang Xiaoyu| China Daily| Updated :2022-06-16 China released its first diagnosis and treatment guideline for monkeypox on June 15, 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. "Local health authorities should organize training on monkeypox, and improve abilities to detect, report, isolate and treat cases promptly," the commission said. 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.