疾病控制和预防中心公布的新数据显示，美国现在在确诊猴痘病例方面领先全球。

联邦和全球数据显示，截至7月25日周一，美国共报告了3846例已知猴痘病例，超过了报告3100例的西班牙和2352例的德国。

“国际社会必须共同努力，保护受猴痘影响的个人以及那些最有可能感染病毒的人，”白宫新冠肺炎协调员Ashish Jha博士在周二的新闻发布会上说。

“我们想确保我们所有的美国人都明白，我们已经并将继续严肃对待这种病毒，”他补充道。

上周，世界卫生组织宣布猴痘爆发为国际关注的公共卫生紧急事件。

在全球范围内，已有75个国家确诊了近18，100例病例，其中包括历史上从未报告过猴痘的国家的17，800多例确诊病例。

卫生专家说，猴痘病例的数量可能远远高于官方报告的总数，美国卫生官员几周来一直警告说，随着政府加强检测能力和监控，全国范围内的猴痘病例数量可能会增加。

疾控中心主任罗谢尔·瓦伦斯基博士在本月早些时候的一次新闻发布会上说:“我希望你们都理解，我们预计未来几周病例将会增加。”

她说，随着检测的增加，各州报告系统的改善，以及疾病的持续传播，将会发现更多的病例。

“我们知道猴痘症状通常在接触病毒的三周内开始，所以我们预计我们可能会在整个7月份和8月份看到病例增加，”瓦伦斯基补充说。

德克萨斯州儿童医院特别隔离病房的医务主任Amy Arrington博士告诉ABC新闻，猴痘传播通常通过长时间的密切接触，或接触与传染性患者接触过的衣物、被褥或毛巾而发生。

“你不会通过触摸电梯按钮，或者在购物中心随便走过某人而感染病毒。它是通过密切接触传播的——接触感染病灶或感染结痂。

Healthcare workers with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene help people register for the monkeypox vaccine at one of the City's vaccination sites, July 26, 2022, in New York.

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尽管国内报道的绝大多数——99%——病例都与男性之间的性接触有关，根据谁上周，联邦官员证实，美国两名儿童猴痘检测呈阳性。

一个病例发生在一名加利福尼亚居民的幼儿身上，另一个病例报告发生在一名非美国居民的婴儿身上。

官员们说，这两起病例互不相关，位于不同的管辖区，可能是家庭传播的结果。

官员们一再强调，尽管猴痘正在影响“同性恋、双性恋和其他男男性行为者”群体，但在这个时候，这种病毒可以影响任何与猴痘患者密切接触的人，包括儿童。

US now leads globe in reported monkeypox cases, data shows

The United States now leads the globe in confirmed monkeypox cases, new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed.

The U.S. has reported a total of 3,846 known monkeypox cases as of Monday, July 25, federal and global data shows, surpassing Spain, which has reported 3,100 cases, and Germany, which has 2,352 cases.

"The international community must work together to protect individuals that have been impacted by monkeypox, and those most at risk of contracting the virus," White House COVID-19 Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said during a press briefing on Tuesday.

"We want to make sure that we all Americans understand that we have taken we are continue to take this virus seriously," he added.

Last week, the World Health Organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.

Across the globe, nearly 18,100 cases have been confirmed in 75 countries, including more than 17,800 cases confirmed in countries that have not historically reported monkeypox.

Health experts have said that the number of monkeypox cases is likely much higher than the total that is officially reported, and U.S. health officials have been warning for weeks that the number of monkeypox cases would likely increase across the country, as the government increases testing capacity and surveillance.

"I would like you all to understand that we anticipate an increase in cases in the coming weeks," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a press briefing earlier this month.

With increased testing, an improved reporting system for states, and the continued spread of disease, more cases will be identified, she said.

"We know monkeypox symptoms usually start within three weeks of exposure to the virus, so we anticipate we may see an increase in cases throughout the month of July and into August," Walensky added.

Monkeypox transmission typically occurs through close contact for an extended period of time, or contact with articles of clothing, bedding, or towels that have been in contact with an infectious patient, Dr. Amy Arrington, Medical Director, Special Isolation Unit at Texas Children's Hospital, told ABC News.

"You cannot get this virus from touching an elevator button, from walking past someone in the mall casually. It is spread by close contact - contact with lesions so touching infectious lesions or infectious scabs," Arrington said.

Although the vast majority — 99% — of the cases reported domestically have been related to male-to-male sexual contact, according to theWHO, last week, federal officials confirmed that two children in the U.S. had tested positive for monkeypox.

One case has occurred in a toddler, who is a resident of California, and the other has been reported in an infant, who is a non-U.S. resident.

The two cases are unrelated, located in different jurisdictions, and were likely the result of household transmission, officials said.

Officials have repeatedly stressed that although monkeypox is affecting the "gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men," community most prominently, at this time, the virus can affect anyone who has close contact with people who have monkeypox, including children.