CDC： In August, 501 confirmed cases of monkeypox were newly reported in China.

　　CCTV News:According to the website of China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, from August 1 to 31, 2023, 501 confirmed cases of monkeypox were newly reported in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan). There were 95 cases in Guangdong, 77 cases in Zhejiang, 54 cases in Beijing, 54 cases in Sichuan, 32 cases in Shanghai, 29 cases in Jiangsu, 21 cases in Guangxi, 13 cases in Tianjin, 13 cases in Hunan, 13 cases in Henan, 12 cases in Chongqing, 12 cases in Anhui, 11 cases in Yunnan, 11 cases in Hubei, 10 cases in Shandong, 7 cases in Shaanxi, 7 cases in Hebei, 7 cases in Fujian and 6 cases in Heilongjiang.

　　According to epidemiological investigation and analysis, the epidemic situation has the following characteristics: First, 98.9% of the cases are men, and 92.5% of the cases are men who have sex with men. Second, there are 5 women in the case, all of whom have a history of heterosexual contact within 21 days before onset, and the possibility of infection through heterosexual contact is high. Among the heterosexual couples, 3 cases are infected with monkeypox, 1 case has a recent history of rash, and 1 case has no symptoms related to monkeypox. Third, other contact methods have low risk of transmission. Only one of the close contacts except sexual contact was infected. Fourth, 93.2% of the cases were found by active consultation, 5.3% by follow-up screening of close contacts, and others were found by active reporting and physical examination. Fifth, the clinical manifestations of most cases are typical, mainly fever, herpes, lymphadenopathy and other symptoms, and there are no serious cases or deaths.