应高度关注猴痘病毒的流行

A grave concern for the prevalence of monkeypox virus

猴痘是由猴痘病毒引起的人畜共患病, 猴痘病毒属于痘病毒科正痘病毒属, 是继天花灭绝后能够感染人类的最重要的正痘病毒。自1970年刚果民主共和国发现第一例人感染猴痘病毒病例以来, 猴痘主要流行于中非与西非地区。2022年5月6日至7月15日, 猴痘在多个国家出现了暴发, 已经在全球62个国家和地区发现猴痘病例, 并且出现了人际传播, 引起了全球的高度关注。人类发现猴痘病毒已经60多年, 但是对猴痘病毒的认识和研究还相对有限。因此本文就此次疫情的流行情况、暴发的可能原因以及未来的重点研究方向进行分析, 提出应对策略, 为猴痘的防控提供科学参考。

Monkeypox is a zoonosis caused by monkeypox virus.Monkeypox virus belongs to the Orthopoxviruses genus in the Poxviridae family,which is regarded as the most important Orthopoxvirus infection in human beings after the extinction of smallpox.Since the first human monkeypox case was reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1970,monkeypox has become endemic in Central and West African.From May 6 to July 15,2022,monkeypox has broken out in many countries.Monkeypox cases have been detected in 62 countries and regions.Moreover,human to human transmission has occurred and attracted high global attention.Monkeypox virus has been discovered for more than 60 years,but the understanding and research of its natural host,epidemiological characteristics and treatment are still relatively limited.Therefore,this study analyzes the epidemic situation,the possible causes of the outbreak and the future key research directions,and puts forward countermeasures to provide scientific basis for the prevention and control of monkeypox.