世界卫生组织（WHO）总干事谭德塞当地时间8月14日宣布，猴痘疫情已构成“国际关注的突发公共卫生事件”。这是自2022年以来，世卫组织第二次作出这一决定。猴痘是一种由猴痘病毒引起的病毒性人畜共患病，主要通过与感染动物的接触或食用未煮熟的动物肉而传播。人感染猴痘后，初期症状包括发热、头痛、肌肉酸痛、背痛和淋巴结肿大，随后可发展为面部和身体大范围皮疹。
此次猴痘疫情在非洲东部和中部地区蔓延，并已蔓延至此前从未报告过猴痘病例的国家，如刚果（金）、布隆迪、肯尼亚、卢旺达和乌干达。非洲疾病控制和预防中心（AFRICDC）已于13日宣布猴痘疫情为非洲公共卫生紧急事件，并呼吁非洲各国紧急调动资源应对疫情。
谭德塞表示，鉴于疫情的严重性和潜在的扩散风险，紧急委员会建议他宣布猴痘疫情构成“国际关注的突发公共卫生事件”。这一决定将促使各国采取更严格的防控措施，以防止疫情的进一步传播。
世卫组织将分享紧急委员会的报告，并根据其建议向各国提出临时建议。这些建议可能包括加强监测和实验室检测、提高公众意识、提供疫苗和抗病毒药物等。
猴痘疫情构成“国际关注的突发公共卫生事件”表明了疫情对全球公共卫生构成的威胁。国际社会需要共同努力，采取有效措施，防止猴痘疫情的进一步扩散，保护全球人民的健康安全。
英语如下：
Title: “Monkeypox Outbreak Escalates: WHO Declares Global Public Health Emergency”
Keywords: Monkeypox, International Event, WHO
Content:
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced on August 14 local time that the monkeypox outbreak has become a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” (PHEIC). This is the second time the WHO has made such a declaration since 2022. Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis caused by the monkeypox virus, which is primarily transmitted through contact with infected animals or the consumption of raw or inadequately cooked animal meat. In humans, the initial symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, and swollen lymph nodes, which can then develop into a widespread rash on the face and body.
The monkeypox outbreak has spread from Africa’s eastern and central regions and has now reached countries that have never reported monkeypox cases before, such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (AFRICDC) declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency in Africa on the 13th, urging African countries to urgently mobilize resources to combat the outbreak.
Tedros stated that due to the severity of the outbreak and the potential risk of its spread, the Emergency Committee recommended that he declare the monkeypox outbreak a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” This decision will prompt countries to take more stringent control measures to prevent the further spread of the disease.
The WHO will share the report of the Emergency Committee and, based on its recommendations, provide temporary advice to countries. These recommendations may include strengthening surveillance and laboratory testing, raising public awareness, and providing vaccines and antiviral drugs.
Declaring the monkeypox outbreak a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” highlights the threat it poses to global public health. The international community must work together to take effective measures to prevent the further spread of the monkeypox outbreak and protect the health and safety of people worldwide.
【来源】http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2024/08-15/10269147.shtml
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