According to the agency, the source of the infection was a foreigner who arrived in China from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Smallpox was also found in four people who had close contact with the patient. Doctors note a mild rash and herpes as symptoms.
The relevant departments of the People's Republic of China in the cities of Beijing and Tianjin, as well as the provinces of Zhejiang and Guangdong, promptly launched a joint mechanism for the prevention and control of the spread of the disease. Now all the infected are under the control of doctors, their lives are not in danger.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention emphasizes that the possibility for the spread of the disease has already been stopped. The Ib virus was first detected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in April 2024. The virus is transmitted to humans from wild animals, and it can also spread through human-to-human transmission.
