Abstract:
Objective To assess the risk of public health emergencies that may occur or be imported from abroad in China (except Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan province, the same below) in October 2024.
Methods Based on the reports of domestic and foreign public health emergencies and surveillance results of key infectious diseases or notifications from relative agencies and departments, the expert consultation conference was hold and experts from provincial (autonomous region and municipal) centers for disease control and prevention attended this conference through video terminal.
Results In the autumn, winter of 2024 and spring of 2025, China may face the challenge of co-epidemic or alternate epidemics of multiple acute respiratory infectious diseases. The epidemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China has dropped to a low level. Sporadic or clustered cases of human infection with avian influenza may occur. The number of reported mpox cases will still at a low level. The epidemic of dengue fever might still be at its peak. Outbreaks caused by hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) and norovirus enteritis in kindergartens, primary and middle schools will increase.
Conclusion Attention should be paid to multiple acute respiratory infectious diseases, COVID-19, human infection with avian influenza virus, mpox, dengue fever, HFMD and norovirus enteritis.
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