Monkeypox Infections Rise in Bangkok
Bangkok is closely monitoring cases of Monkeypox as the number of infections continues to rise.
Bangkok is closely monitoring cases of Monkeypox as the number of infections continues to rise.
Three more monkeypox cases have been found in Thailand in the past two weeks.
Thailand has its fifth monkeypox case who is a Thai woman returning from Dubai, according to the Department of Disease Control.
The Department of Disease Control reported the country’s fourth monkeypox case, a 22-year-old woman in close contact with foreigners.
The Public Health Ministry on Wednesday reported Thailand’s third monkeypox case in Phuket, a 25-year-old German man, arriving in Thailand on July 18.
An academic committee on communicable diseases has not defined monkeypox as a dangerous communicable disease yet.
Twenty-seven people tested negative for monkeypox. The tests were based on samples collected from people in close contact with the Nigerian man who is the country’s first monkeypox case, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.
A 27-year-old Nigerian man who is the first monkeypox case of Thailand fled his treatment process and officials were searching for him.
Authorities in Phuket prepare measures to contain monkeypox as the country had its first case of the disease and 6-7 people were in close contact with the infected man there.
The Department of Disease Control has set up an emergency operations center (EOC) to cope with monkeypox as officials concerned are screening arrivals from the countries where the disease is spreading.