Risk assessment of public health emergencies concerned in China, June 2023

  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 June 2023.

  Methods  Based on various data and departmental notification information on domestic and foreign public health emergencies reports and surveillance of key infectious diseases, the expert consultation method was used and experts from provincial (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government) centers for disease prevention and control were invited to participate in the assessment by video conference.

  Results   It is predicted that the incidence of public health emergencies in June 2023 would be higher than that in May 2023. The main public health emergencies would be infectious diseases such as COVID-19, influenza, varicella, other infectious diarrhea and hand, foot and mouth disease. The epidemic of COVID-19 in China rose, and then began to decline. XBB virus has become the main circulating strain of COVID-19 infection in China. The possibility of an outbreak of scale with a medical and social impact is less. According to the previous trend, it is predicted that the epidemic of mushroom poisoning, heat stroke and hand, foot and mouth disease in China will rise in June while the epidemic of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome will stay high stage.

  Conclusion  Special attention is given to COVID-19, and general attention is given to mushroom poisoning, heat stroke; hand, foot and mouth disease and severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome.