Thailand reports first case of monkeypox in transit passenger to Australia

[metisdead]

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[spidermike007]

The panic mongers are having a field day, making a mountain out of a molehill. Pathetic worrywarts.

 

Fortunately, the biggest difference is that monkeypox is much less disfiguring and deadly than smallpox, and in particular, the Western African strain of monkeypox which is circulating now is less pathogenic than the strain found in Central Africa.

 

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2022/05/422951/how-dangerous-monkeypox-ucsfs-seth-blumberg-explains

 

 

[PETERTHEEATER]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

they will be isolated for 21 days to ensure they are safe

Go tell it on the mountain......

[PETERTHEEATER]

7 hours ago, khunjeff said:

So, no case has been discovered in Thailand at all - it was discovered in Oz, and authorities there presumably notified the Thai government that the person had passed through Bangkok. 

Er......well...yes. You could put it that way but it's soooo much better when we are shown to be on our toes with our monkeypox detector thingie.     ????

[jacko45k]

6 hours ago, ian007 said:

The start of the new hysteria created by the Thai government to scare the sh*t out of their folks once more to be able to control them as they like..... And they will fall for it again. 

What a silly thought.......the Thai government did not specifically start off this infection. Don't see much hysteria about...

[Burma Bill]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I wasn't around then what was it like ?????

Bubonic!!!

[Caldera]

16 hours ago, webfact said:

12 crew members and passengers on the same flight, who were in close contact with the infected traveller, have now been quarantined in Thailand for seven days, adding that none of them have shown any symptoms associated with monkeypox, but they will be isolated for 21 days to ensure they are safe, according to Head of the Bureau of Epidemiology Dr. Chakkarat Pittayawonganon.

That's interesting to know, and hopefully all arrivals know about this. So you sit nearby a passenger who's later diagnosed with monkeypox, and you might get locked up for 21 days.

[overherebc]

1 hour ago, Caldera said:

That's interesting to know, and hopefully all arrivals know about this. So you sit nearby a passenger who's later diagnosed with monkeypox, and you might get locked up for 21 days.

At whose expense ?

Just askin.

[rickudon]

18 hours ago, Dukeleto said:

Unfortunately their poster child Covid has transformed itself into a dud after Africa chewed it up and spat it back out! By the way, thank you Africa for that, you managed to do what a billion Chinese couldn’t.

Rubbish. Covid was very active in West Africa at the start of the year. Low cases is due to 3 factors - warm climate, a young population, but above all, very low testing. My son was there and caught Covid in January, and many of his friends also went down with symptoms. To get tested, he had to go to a private hospital - rapid antigen tests are in short supply - his test cost equivalent of 70 GBP, several weeks salary for many locals - so hardly anyone gets tested. Public healthcare is basic, if it exists, most prefer to stay at home. Deaths - well if you die at home unlikely you will get tested. Plenty of other diseases to choose from for your death certificate (if one is ever provided).

[brianthainess]

On 5/31/2022 at 2:45 AM, webfact said:

 

12 crew members and passengers on the same flight, who were in close contact with the infected traveller, have now been quarantined in Thailand for seven days, adding that none of them have shown any symptoms associated with monkeypox, but they will be isolated for 21 days to ensure they are safe, according to Head of the Bureau of Epidemiology Dr. Chakkarat Pittayawonganon

So who pays the bill for those incarcerated ? 12 crew members of which Airline ?

[Sheryl]

On 5/31/2022 at 6:19 AM, Dukeleto said:

I can’t find any details on how the asymptomatic business class passenger was discovered to be Ill with supposed monkey pox. If he was asymptomatic how did he know or anyone else? Are they screening everyone (even in transit) with a monkey pox PCR test (we already know how unreliable those are even if you do not add in the “Thai handling” factor)? There is just far too little information to understand how this all occurred. With all this monkey business continuing I certainly won’t be risking a return to Thailand. If the Monkeypox doesn’t pan out for the WHO I wonder what contagion they have lined up to keep the hype and fear and scams going. Unfortunately their poster child Covid has transformed itself into a dud after Africa chewed it up and spat it back out! By the way, thank you Africa for that, you managed to do what a billion Chinese couldn’t.

No screening of arrivals for monkeypox evident when I passed through the airport (international arrival) on Sunday.

 

From the link it sounds like the man was later diagnosed on arrival at his final destination, probably after he became symptomatic, and the Australian public health officials took down his history and informed Thai authorities that he had transited through Bangkok. Which makes sense since incubation period before symptoms appear can be as long as 21 days. Assuming he had been infected before departure, he would have been infectious while in transit. However would have taken close contact (skin to skin etc) too transmit it to anyone else so risk is small.

 

"Monkeypox spreads between people primarily through direct contact with infectious sores, scabs, or body fluids. It also can be spread by respiratory secretions during prolonged, face-to-face contact. Monkeypox can spread during intimate contact between people, including during sex, as well as activities like kissing, cuddling, or touching parts of the body with monkeypox sores."

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/transmission.html

 

Very, very unlikely to spread from an airline passenger to airline staff or even to seat mates unless they got really "friendly" on the flight.

 

As far as I know, no place is doing any sort of mass testing for monkey pox, would make absolutely no sense.