Department of Disease Control found 2 more monkeypox cases in Phuket, a Thai woman and a German man. This is the ninth and 10th confirmed case.
(30 Sept.22) Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Director-General of the Department of Disease Control Received a report from the Office of Disease Prevention and Control 11 Nakhon Si Thammarat. Two cases of smallpox (monkey pox) were detected, the 9th and 10th confirmed cases in Phuket. History has shown that there is a close relationship.
The 9th confirmed case is a female, Thai nationality, 37 years old, service worker. He became ill on September 16, 2022 with fever, sore throat, and body aches. On September 17, 2022, the patient bought medicine to take by himself. Later began to have a rash on the buttocks. There are many types of blisters. Both clear water blisters, red blisters, pustules all over the body, not itchy, but the blister area hurts until September 25, 2022, while having symptoms on September 17, the history said. She came in close contact with a 54-year-old German man who later developed a rash and pustules on his chest on Sept. 27.
For the 9th confirmed patient, he was admitted to a hospital in Phuket, and the doctor took the patient’s history and found out that he had not touched a patient with a rash or a skin blister. and has not traveled abroad in the 21 days before getting sick, but has a history of close contact with foreigners Doctors diagnosed him as suspected of having smallpox. Send laboratory samples for infection. On September 26, 2022, the PCR results showed Monkeypox virus.
Department of Disease Control sent a team to investigate the disease from the Epidemiology Division. and the Office of Disease Prevention and Control 11 Nakhon Si Thammarat with the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office And hospitals in the area conducted an investigation of the disease from 27-30 September 2022, searching for high-risk contacts. until the Germans were found It is the 10th confirmed case from PCR results. Investigation data revealed that it was infected through close contact.
As for the situation of chickenpox worldwide (as of 28 Sept. 65), 67,556 confirmed cases of chickenpox, 27 deaths, most of them in Europe. As for the monkey pox situation in Thailand (as of September 30, 65), there were 10 confirmed cases.
People are advised to avoid close contact with unknown people. or those who have fever, rash, blisters, pustules around the body Avoid contact with body secretions. Do not share personal items Wear a mask while in close contact with others, wash your hands often, eat clean cooked food and do not come into contact with sick animals. Surveillance of suspected monkey pox cases in Thailand continues to be intensive, both in hospitals, anonymous clinics, sexually transmitted diseases clinics. Dermatology Clinic and Hospital international communicable disease control checkpoint including proactive surveillance in risky locations
If anyone has ever had an activity that is at risk of infection close contact or close contact with those who have symptoms of chickenpox, such as rashes, blisters, blisters, pustules, scabs on the body, along with fever, sore throat, headache, muscle pain enlarged lymph nodes You can contact the nearest hospital for testing and diagnosis. For more information, please contact the hotline.
Department of Disease Control, call 1422