China ((BETTER))

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degree of risk: high (2020)food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fevervectorborne diseases: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Japanese encephalitissoil contact diseases: hantaviral hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)note: a new coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in China; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; the US Department of State has issued a do not travel advisory for China due to COVID-19; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also recommended against travel to China and published additional guidance at -coronavirus-china; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in China to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures; as of 9 December 2022, China has reported a total of 9,862,129 cases of COVID-19 or 670.3 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 30,717 cumulative deaths or a rate 2.1 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 28 November 2022, 91.5% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine 041b061a72