Monkeypox (mpox) has found its way into Chiang Mai, with two confirmed cases reported, according to Chiang Mai Provincial Public Health Office. The office also raised an alarm over an escalating number of dengue fever patients, which it estimates to surpass 5,000 in the province’s capital.

 

The two individuals afflicted by mpox are reportedly homosexual patients. The first case involves a 31 years old man who contracted the virus after a one-night stand in Taiwan. The head of the communicable disease control unit at the Chiang Mai public health office, Songyot Khamchai, clarified that the man is past the incubation period and is no longer capable of transmitting the virus.

 

The second case is a 40 years old man who got infected in another province. His symptoms started to manifest while he was travelling in Chiang Mai. Khamchai informed that this patient has been sent back to his hometown for quarantine.

 

by Mitch Connor 

Microscopic View of Floating Monkeypox Virus Cells, Image by halfpoint

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/chiang-mai-faces-dual-health-threat-monkeypox-cases-and-rising-dengue-fever

 

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Worth reading the full article, the most important stuff is at the end:

 

"The dengue fever situation is also becoming concerning. Khamchai shared that this year, Chiang Mai has recorded nearly 5,000 cases, a significant increase from the 1,000 cases reported for the entire last year. He warned that if the number of dengue cases in the city’s Mueang district does not decrease by the end of this month, the Chiang Mai Provincial Administration Organisation will declare it a dengue outbreak area. This will necessitate the enforcement of the Communicable Diseases Act."

 

That's a lot of dengue.  Watch out for the mosquitos.

Let the hysteria begin ... ????

 

They forgot the flu ... one old guy died.

 

"Influenza infection cases triple in a year, topping 970,000 with one fatality reported"

OMG

Clickbait rubbish - two cases of monkeypox, both imported. The dengue part is serious, though.