Health officials in Thailand have confirmed the country’s first case of a new, more severe strain of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox.
This marks the first detection of this particular strain in Asia.
The confirmed case involves a European man in his 60s who arrived in Thailand on August 14.
Having traveled from an African country through the Middle East where the disease is known to be spreading.
The patient is currently receiving treatment at a hospital.
Authorities have reported that none of the more than 40 individuals who were on the same flight as the infected man have shown symptoms so far.
Although they are continuing to monitor these individuals.
The World Health Organization declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a public health emergency of international concern on August 14.
The disease, which causes symptoms like fever and rash, saw a significant number of cases in 2022, primarily in Europe and the United States.
According to the WHO, infections are rising again, particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The current outbreak involves a variant of the virus that is more likely to cause severe symptoms.
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