Risk assessment of public health emergencies concerned in the mainland of China, May 2021

  Objective  To assess the risk of public health emergencies, both the indigenous ones and the imported ones, which might occur in the mainland of China in May 2021.

  Methods  An internet based expert counsel was conducted to analyze the surveillance data of public health emergencies and priority communicable diseases in China reported through different channels, and the experts in all provincial centers for disease control and prevention attended this video conference.

  Results  It is expected that public health emergency events in May 2021 would be higher than the same period of 5 years’ average level before coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The risk of importation and local transmission of COVID-19 in May might be similar with April 2021(or lower), as the prevention and control strategy remains unchanged in China, and with accelerating vaccination and rising temperature. It is predicted that the epidemic level of brucellosis would continue to increase and higher than the average level of 5 years before. The food poisoning events would be on the rise and mainly caused by microbe, and the deaths of food poisoning would be mainly caused by poisonous animal, plants and mushrooms.

  Conclusion  Special attention should be paid to COVID-19. Major attention should be paid to the Brucellosis. General attentions should be paid to food poisoning.