THAILAND CLADE 1B MPOX VARIANT

Thailand finds first suspected case of Clade 1b Mpox variant disease

epa11557587 General Director of the Department of Disease Control, Doctor Thongchai Keeratihuttayakorn, speaks to the media during a press conference after a suspected case of the Clade 1b mpox variant was detected, at the Department of Disease Control in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, 21 August 2024. Dr. Thongchai said that public health officials suspect a foreign traveler from an unnamed African country may be infected with the Clade 1b mpox variant, and laboratory tests are underway to confirm if the strain is the more severe form of mpox. Thailand's Department of Disease Control has ordered health authorities to remain on high alert following the World Health Organization's (WHO) global emergency declaration due to the mpox outbreak in Congo and neighboring African countries. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

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