Thai police and health officials in Phuket are trying to trace the whereabouts of a Nigerian man, confirmed to be Thailand’s first monkeypox case, after he did not show up for treatment at a hospital and disappeared from his hotel in Phuket’s Patong area on Tuesday.

 

Having previously stayed in a condo, which was unoccupied when police visited, CCTV footage from a hotel shows that he checked in at about 7pm on Monday and left at about 9pm on Tuesday night.

 

Phuket Provincial Health Chief Dr. Kusak Kukiattikoon said today (Friday) that the hospital had called the 27-year-old man, after it was informed of the lab test results by Chulalongkorn University on Monday evening, but he refused to be treated and turned his cell phone off.

 

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Deportation coming up ????

Just now, proton said:

Deportation coming up ????

Reported elsewhere that he was on overstay anyway, been in Phuket for quite some time.

What next?  Monkey pox  exams at BKK airport for all arrivals?  

11 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

27-year-old Nigerian man 

Shouldn't be too hard to spot 

12 minutes ago, Excel said:

Reported elsewhere that he was on overstay anyway, been in Phuket for quite some time.

How then he got infected by monkeypox if he had been overstaying in thailand? 

1 minute ago, FIshermanBkk said:

How then he got infected by monkeypox if he had been overstaying in thailand? 

That's the question, also raised elsewhere. It suggests that whilst he may be the first officially confirmed case he must have contracted it from someone .  If that is proved to be the case then Phuket could well be the epicenter of the outbreak in Thailand. Wonder how TAT will spin that one.  

I am sure this is exactly what the 90 day reporting system was designed for and will allow for his immediate capture and prove it's worth!????

The Health Minister's ability to be even worse than my low expectations of him are remarkable. 

 

I'll try to make this nice and simple for the Health Minister should he be reading this (my guess is he reads the Farang Pub forum to make his decisions). A disease that is almost impossible to spread except by actively trying to spread it, is not a disease that requires the person to lose their freedom. 

 

Of course, this point also applies to the equally stupid syphilis tests for work permits. There's no need to test for it, because it can't be transmitted at work or in public. The syphilitic ill person would need to be malicious in intent or beyond stupid.

 

Let's contrast with COVID-19. Spreads through the air. Is astonishigly transmissible; possibly the most transmissible virus ever known to man. Kills around 1% of those infected. Is frequently symptomless. And... can re- infect easily, collapse the healthcare system and cause chronic illness lasting 2 or more years. 

 

My only explanation is blunt racism. If you have the vivid imagination of a racist then you will believe a blackman will try to sleep with everything in sight. 

Shouldn't be to hard to find. Just let me produce all those brown envelopes I received 20 years ago wanting my bank details. Must still have some DNA on em!

UPDATE: Nigerian man confirmed as Thailand’s first case of monkey pox being traced by police after vanishing act, was on overstay

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – A Nigerian man in Phuket who has been confirmed as Thailand’s first official infection of monkey pox is being traced by Thai police after officials have been unable to contact him and the man has disappeared. It has now been discovered the man is not a recent tourist but on overstay since last year.

 

Dr Kusak Kukiattikoon, Chief of the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) told the Phuket Express, “He went to a hospital on July 16th. He was allowed to go back to his condominium in Kathu while he was waiting for the result.”

 

“He told us he went to entertainment venues in Patong two to three weeks before. He revealed he had unprotected sex with a female of unconfirmed nationality and identity.” Dr. Kusak stated.

“The first medical result on July 18th confirmed the man has been infected with monkey pox. The hospital contacted him immediately but failed to reach him.” Dr. Kusak explained.

 

The Phuket Provincial Police Commander Lieutenant Colonel Sermpan Sirikong told The Phuket Express today, “He arrived in Thailand in October of last year and stayed at his condominium since November of last year. He had not arrived recently as a tourist as was first believed.”

 

Full story; https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/07/22/update-nigerian-man-confirmed-as-thailands-first-case-of-monkey-pox-being-traced-by-police-after-vanishing-act-was-on-overstay/

 

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12 hours ago, DezLez said:

I am sure this is exactly what the 90 day reporting system was designed for and will allow for his immediate capture and prove it's worth!????

Phuket...

Lockdown Phuket now.

Bring in Snake Pliskin to find him.

How long does he stay infected ?  

So he caught it from somebody? Or he caught it from a monkey ? Or he is a plant meant to spread the disease?

1 minute ago, IAMHERE said:

How long does he stay infected ?  

About a tenth of the time they'll im(hospi)prison him for.

12 hours ago, FIshermanBkk said:

How then he got infected by monkeypox if he had been overstaying in thailand? 

Ummmm he got monkeypox from someone who is also in Thailand. Next question?

3 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said:

Ummmm he got monkeypox from someone who is also in Thailand. Next question?

Where is that someone ?

4 minutes ago, IAMHERE said:

So he caught it from somebody? Or he caught it from a monkey ? Or he is a plant meant to spread the disease?

He is a human, not a plant. The disease does not affect plants. But maybe he's a couch potato.

2 minutes ago, IAMHERE said:

Where is that someone ?

Watch out, right behind you, BOO!

13 hours ago, Excel said:

That's the question, also raised elsewhere. It suggests that whilst he may be the first officially confirmed case he must have contracted it from someone .  If that is proved to be the case then Phuket could well be the epicenter of the outbreak in Thailand. Wonder how TAT will spin that one.  

"2 million tourists expected this season in Phuket".

20 minutes ago, IAMHERE said:

How long does he stay infected ?  

I think about 3 weeks

Thailand's first case, but on overstay since a year? How does that even work?

13 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

What next?  Monkey pox  exams at BKK airport for all arrivals?  

I suspect a Monkey-pass will soon be implemented. 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

“He told us he went to entertainment venues in Patong two to three weeks before. He revealed he had unprotected sex with a female of unconfirmed nationality and identity.”

More likely with a male (or multiple males) and doesn't want to admit it, considering the statistics in countries with thousands of cases whereas only a handful of those are female.

 

As he's been on overstay since last year, he must have caught it recently in Thailand, which means there are already more cases that just haven't been detected. 

Hmmm, Nigerian man. And, "he had unprotected sex with a female" Ugghhh, if ever there was a case for wearing condoms that's it right there!

Why is it that these African guys always seem associated with trouble of some kind in Thailand? 

1 minute ago, Inala said:

"he had unprotected sex with a female"

Maybe it is true or not true, maybe he is into scare tactics ? If true  then as I said before Phuket may well become the epicenter of monkey pox and the authorities should act know before it is too late. Check everyone leaving Phuket, isolate them if signs of the pox are detected and then close the net to make compulsory checks in local areas. Obviously from the reports all people involved in the "entertainment" industry should be checked first and those that have availed themselves of the company of ladies/men/ladyboys should volunteer to be checked out right now if they had any sense. Naturally TAT will come out with their usual garbage and whilst Phuket was always deemed to be upmarket by TAT and many others, they will have a whole heap of problems further down the road if this is allowed to go unchecked. 

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

after he did not show up for treatment at a hospital and disappeared from his hotel in Phuket’s Patong area on Tuesday.

Course not, he knew he was about to get fleeced and then deported

14 hours ago, Excel said:

That's the question, also raised elsewhere. It suggests that whilst he may be the first officially confirmed case he must have contracted it from someone .  If that is proved to be the case then Phuket could well be the epicenter of the outbreak in Thailand. Wonder how TAT will spin that one.  

They’ll market it as the Lop Buri of the south .

1 minute ago, nchuckle said:

They’ll market it as the Lop Buri of the south .

Yep the "Monkey Pox" capital of Thailand maybe

10 minutes ago, Excel said:

Where is the link that states that, rather than a piece of conjecture ?

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