By Linda Khoo Hui Li<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BANGKOK, July 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Thailand has confirmed its first case of monkeypox \u2013 a 27-year-old Nigerian who travelled from Nigeria to Phuket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Disease Control Department director-general Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said the man had been ill for about a week and admitted to a private in the resort island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe patient, had symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose and a rash, was later tested PCR-positive for monkeypox on Tuesday,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Disease Control Committee confirmed on Thursday that it is Thailand\u2019s first case of monkeypox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr Opas said health authorities has been instructed to step up surveillance to curb monkeypox spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monkeypox, a rare viral disease, occurs primarily in tropical rainforest areas of Central and West Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A surge in monkeypox infections has been reported since early May in other regions outside the West and Central African countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess the public health implications of the evolving multi-country outbreak, as global cases passed 14,000, with six countries reporting their first cases last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
— NNN-BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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