Monkey pox is on the rise after Songkran

[webfact]

Monkey pox cases in Thailand have been rising since mid-April, with the number of confirmed cases reaching 787 since the infectious disease was first detected in Thailand in July 2022.

 

The Department of Disease Control reported that.97% of the cases are in and around Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Rayong and Udon Thani, said the department’s spokesman, Dr Weerawat Manosuthi, on Wednesday.

 

He asked members of the public to avoid having sex with strangers and sharing personal items with individuals who may be infected, noting that everyone can get infected if they engage in high risk behaviour. 

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-05-30

 

Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

[BonnieandClyde]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Monkey pox cases in Thailand have been rising since mid-April, with the number of confirmed cases reaching 787 since the infectious disease was first detected in Thailand in July 2022.

 

The Department of Disease Control reported that.97% of the cases are in and around Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Rayong and Udon Thani, said the department’s spokesman, Dr Weerawat Manosuthi, on Wednesday.

 

He asked members of the public to avoid having sex with strangers and sharing personal items with individuals who may be infected, noting that everyone can get infected if they engage in high risk behaviour. 

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-05-30

 

Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to su⁹9bscribe

 

[BonnieandClyde]

Monkey pox?

We thought the name had been changed to "M-pox" or something like that to avoid offending the monkeys.