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Thailand says mpox detected in European who travelled from Africa
The 66-year-old male arrived in the country on August 14 and is being quarantined in a hospital.
Published On 21 Aug 202421 Aug 2024
Thailand has detected an mpox case in a European man who arrived from Africa last week and is awaiting test results to determine the strain, health officials said.
Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, head of the Department of Disease Control, announced on Wednesday that the 66-year-old patient arrived in Thailand on August 14 from an African country, which was not identified.
The authorities are treating the case as if it were the Clade 1 variant of mpox, Thongchai told the Reuters news agency, which has caused global concern as it appears to spread more easily.
more... https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2...ed-from-africa
The 66-year-old male arrived in the country on August 14 and is being quarantined in a hospital.
Published On 21 Aug 202421 Aug 2024
Thailand has detected an mpox case in a European man who arrived from Africa last week and is awaiting test results to determine the strain, health officials said.
Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, head of the Department of Disease Control, announced on Wednesday that the 66-year-old patient arrived in Thailand on August 14 from an African country, which was not identified.
The authorities are treating the case as if it were the Clade 1 variant of mpox, Thongchai told the Reuters news agency, which has caused global concern as it appears to spread more easily.
more... https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2...ed-from-africa
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