A PROMINENT virologist warned yesterday (Aug. 2) that Thailand has the highest number of mpox cases in Southeast Asia, totalling 120, and urged the public to be vigilant of the disease, Naewna newspaper said.

 

Dr. Yong Poovorawan, head of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, mentioned that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has changed the name of this disease from monkeypox to mpox in an attempt to halt discrimination and stigma.

 

Worldwide there are currently a total of 90,000 mpox cases with most occurring in the US.

 

Latest data shows not only is Thailand’s total of 120 mpox cases the highest in Southeast Asia, there has been a spike this year particularly in June.

 

by TNR Staff

Dr Yong Poovorawan. Photo: INN News

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/08/02/thailand-has-the-most-mpox-cases-in-southeast-asia/

 

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5 hours ago, webfact said:

 

A PROMINENT virologist warned yesterday (Aug. 2) that Thailand has the highest number of mpox cases in Southeast Asia, totalling 120, and urged the public to be vigilant of the disease, Naewna newspaper said.

 

Dr. Yong Poovorawan, head of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, mentioned that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has changed the name of this disease from monkeypox to mpox in an attempt to halt discrimination and stigma.

 

Worldwide there are currently a total of 90,000 mpox cases with most occurring in the US.

 

Latest data shows not only is Thailand’s total of 120 mpox cases the highest in Southeast Asia, there has been a spike this year particularly in June.

 

by TNR Staff

Dr Yong Poovorawan. Photo: INN News

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/08/02/thailand-has-the-most-mpox-cases-in-southeast-asia/

 

-- © Copyright  THAI NEWSROOM 2023-08-03

 

- Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

Did the monkey's complain.

Wait until the midgets come after smallpox ????

Boy they can just let this virus thing die a natural death...

6 hours ago, webfact said:

the World Health Organisation (WHO) has changed the name of this disease from monkeypox to mpox in an attempt to halt discrimination and stigma.

Have the monkeys joined one of the existing movements, or are they protesting on their own?

An outbreak of mpox, a viral disease then commonly known as "monkeypox", was confirmed in May 2022. The initial cluster of cases was found in the United Kingdom, where the first case was detected in London on 6 May 2022 in a patient with a recent travel history from Nigeria (where the disease is endemic). 

120 out of 65 million.

 

anything to get his name in the paper....

Oh gawd! Can't let my wife see this or I will get another lecture on "Thailand number one in the world"  ????

13 hours ago, webfact said:

the World Health Organisation (WHO) has changed the name of this disease from monkeypox to mpox

They ain't fooling nobody with that name change. ???? We all know who are responsible for spreading this monkey AIDS.