The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared on Saturday that the current multi-country monkeypox outbreak has already turned into a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). After reconvening the WHO Emergency Committee on Thursday concerning the monkeypox outbreak, WHO Direcotr-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the decision at a press briefing on Saturday to sound the highest level of alert that the global health authority can issue for the time being.
Tedros said while the committee was unable to reach a consensus, he came to the decision after considering the five elements required on deciding whether an outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.
首先,各国提供的信息显示,猴痘病毒已迅速蔓延到许多以前从没出现过病例的国家;
First, the information provided by countries shows that this virus has spread rapidly to many countries that have not seen it before;
其次,《国际卫生条例》规定的宣布“国际关注的突发公共卫生事件”三项标准,猴痘疫情都已满足;
Second, the three criteria for declaring a PHEIC under the International Health Regulations have been met;
第三,紧急委员会虽未达成共识,但已为总干事的决定提供支撑;
Third, the advice of the Emergency Committee, even without a consensus;
第四,有关猴痘的科学原则、证据和其他相关信息目前还不充分,尚存许多未知数;
Fourth, scientific principles, evidence and other relevant information which are currently insufficient and leave us with many unknowns;
第五,猴痘对人类健康造成风险,可能形成国际传播,对国际交通也有潜在干扰。
Fifth, the risk to human health, international spread, and the potential for interference with international traffic.
According to WHO, endemic monkeypox disease is normally geographically limited to West and Central Africa. Multiple clusters of the monkeypox virus have been reported within the past few weeks in several European countries and North America, which are regions where the virus is not normally found. The identification of confirmed and suspected cases of monkeypox without any travel history to an endemic area in multiple countries is atypical.
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