The purpose of the present invention is to provide a novel wet wipe which maintains the bactericidal effect and cleaning effect even when stored over a long period of time. This wet wipe comprises a cloth and a chlorine-base treatment agent impregnating the cloth, wherein the chlorine-base treatment agent includes at least one of chlorite (HClO2), chlorite ions (ClO2 -) and chlorine dioxide (ClO2) as the active chlorine component.本發明以提供即使長期保存仍維持殺菌效果及清潔洗淨效果之新型濕式擦拭布為目的。本發明提供一種濕式擦拭布,其包含布帛與被浸漬於該布帛之氯系處理劑,且前述氯系處理劑包含亞氯酸(HClO2)、亞氯酸離子(ClO2-)及二氧化氯(ClO2)之中的至少1種作為有效氯成分。