“Monkey smallpox” in one month rose to 145 cases, including 316 Thai patients, the youngest being a 16-year-old male student, with a history of risking many sex partners.
Today (September 3, 2023), Dr. Tares Krassanirawiwong The Director-General of the Department of Disease Control said that the latest situation of smallpox or smallpox in Thailand has recently reported a total of 316 patients (data on August 31, 2023), one death is an immunocompromised patient), a group of transgender men. 271 men or 85.8% were related to HIV and 143 people or 45.3% were HIV-infected, 277 were Thai nationals, 36 foreigners, 3 unspecified.
Most of them lived in Bangkok 198 people, Chonburi 22 people, Nonthaburi 17 people and Samut Prakan 12 people. Most of the patients were 30-39 years old, 152 people, followed by 20-29 years old, 85 people, and youth groups aged 15-24 years. 28 people
Youth groups are at risk of infection rapidly increasing. The situation in the past 4 months has found an outbreak. continually in May 22 cases were reported in June 2005, July increased to 80 and August added 145 people, almost all of whom are Thai. and get infected within the country Of these, one reported death of a smallpox patient was HIV infection with severe symptoms and opportunistic complications.
Thailand has received support for the drug Tecovirimat (trade name TPOXX) from the World Health Organization for emergency use. It is a drug that is effective against the Poxvirus group for the treatment of confirmed patients with severe symptoms and admitted to the hospital only.
Dr. Sophon Iamsirithavorn Deputy Director-General of the Department of Disease Control said that the early stages of the monkey pox transmission In Thailand, the risk group is working-age men, but in August, up to 16 more young people were found infected.
with a report from the disease control investigation team Division of Epidemiology Office of Disease Prevention and Control 6, Chonburi province, in collaboration with the Chonburi Provincial Public Health Office and local agencies. Investigate confirmed cases of smallpox monkeys
One person was found, a 16-year-old male student who became ill on Aug. 6 and received in-patient treatment on Aug. 14 with clear blisters on his body. together with swollen genitalia A smallpox monkey was detected.
risk history The patient had sex with multiple people. Follow up on symptoms of high-risk contacts. which is a household toucher until 21 days from the last day of contact with the patient No patient was found in the household.
2023-09-03 20:29:39
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