Worldwide, 22,816 monkeypox cases have been identified, 98.9% of them male.
On August 2, the Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reported the situation of smallpox or monkeypox (Monkeypox). As of July 31, 2022, there were 22,816 confirmed cases worldwide, the majority of which 98.9% were gender. Male for Thailand Recently, there are only 2 confirmed cases.
On August 1, Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Director-General of the Department of Disease Control disclosed during the statement of the surveillance situation infection detection and guidelines for the treatment of chickenpox that, in Thailand, where 2 cases of smallpox were infected, the first was a Nigerian male. with fleeing to Cambodia which from the coordination it was known that he was healed High-risk people were tracked and proactively searched for more than 50 cases in Phuket. No new cases were found in the area.
The second case is a 47-year-old Thai man with a history of close contact with foreign men. 18 household contacts, all negative. Stay in the control system and observe symptoms for 21 days.
Dr Opas said that he has now coordinated with the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) to supply 1,000 doses of the 3rd generation smallpox vaccine, which is expected to be available in the second half of August. The 3rd generation vaccine has fewer side effects. There will be a meeting of the Immunization Subcommittee. In order to determine the distance of injections and the next target group, 2 doses will be injected per person. However, the smallpox vaccine does not need to be injected for all Thai people. But have to choose the right group.
