There have been COVID-19 cases in Thailand as well, with the possibility of infection by the variant virus.

Symptoms after entering Africa…if variant is confirmed, first case in Thailand,
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EmPox virus test
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, ‘ (Bangkok=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kang Jong-hoon = In Thailand, a case of infection with a variant EmPox (MPOX, formerly known as monkeypox) that is spreading in Africa has been reported.’,
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, ‘ According to the AFP news agency on the 21st, the Thailand Department of Disease Control (DDC) announced that a European man in his 60s who had been staying in Africa entered Thailand on the 14th and showed symptoms of EmPox the next day.’,
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, ‘ Authorities suspect that this patient is infected with the new variant of EmPox, the ‘sublineage (Clade) 1b’ type.’,
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, ‘ The Department of Disease Control explained, “The initial tests showed that it is not type 2 (clade 2),” and that they are waiting for definite test results to confirm it as the new variant 1b type of EmPox.’,
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, ‘ Authorities have isolated the patient and are monitoring 42 people who had close contact on airplanes, etc.’,
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, ‘ In Thailand, there have been 827 cases of EmPox infection reported since 2022, all of which were type 2.’,
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, ‘ If this patient is confirmed to be type 1b, it will be the first case in Thailand.’,
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, ‘ EmPox, an African infectious disease, is characterized by acute fever and eruptive rash caused by a virus infection.’,
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, ‘ The recent variant 1b, which is spreading, is known to have higher transmissibility and fatality rate than the type 2 that was prevalent years ago.’,
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, ‘ The World Health Organization declared an international public health emergency (PHEIC) at the highest level on the 14th due to the global spread of EmPox type 2.’,
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, ‘ It is 1 year and 3 months since the PHEIC was lifted when the spread slowed down in May last year.’,
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