Table 1. Monkeypox surveillance scope, target, object, location and content in the mainland of China, 2022.

Surveillance scope and coverage	Objects or locations of surveillance	Contents of surveillance
Abbreviation: MSM=men who have sex with mem; STD=sexually transmitted disease; VCT=HIV voluntary counseling & testing; CDC=center for disease control and prevention.
Focus populations	International travelers and MSM	1) People coming from abroad are asked to voluntarily declare to the customs at the entry of border 2) People coming from abroad are quarantined at a designated hotel for 7 days after entry 3) People coming from abroad are asked to do a self-monitoring for 14 days after completing the 7-day quarantine at hotel 4) MSM are asked to do a 21-day self-monitoring daily after having any risky sexual activity
Focus medical facilities	Dermatology hospitals, dermatology clinics and STD clinics, including VCT clinics	Doctors and nurses monitor whether patients visiting facilities develop monkeypox-like symptoms, and then promptly report to jurisdictional CDC
Focus regions	Provincial capitals (including municipalities directly under the Central Government)	Implement syndromic surveillance in focus medical facilities in provincial capitals or municipalities
Across the country	Healthcare facilities at all levels and of all types	1) Doctors and nurses monitor whether patients visiting facilities at all levels and of all types meet diagnosis definition of probable and confirmed monkeypox cases, and then promptly report to jurisdictional CDC 2) Both sporadic and cluster cases meeting the definition of monkeypox syndromic surveillance are promptly reported