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Monkeypox cases reach 40 for the year, govt urges caution
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 13/07/2025
» The government confirmed there have been 40 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Thailand so far this year, with officials urging vigilance, particularly among high-risk groups and travellers returning from affected regions.
Dept administers mpox vaccines to high-risk personnel
News, Published on 26/04/2025
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has begun administering monkeypox (Mpox) vaccinations to medical personnel.
Prominent virologist says mpox jabs only needed for at-risk groups
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/08/2024
» Mpox vaccines are necessary only for at-risk groups, not the general population, as the disease is less contagious than Covid-19, according to a prominent virologist.
Take mpox seriously
News, Editorial, Published on 22/08/2024
» From a country once considered at "almost zero risk" of an mpox outbreak, as declared by a senior health official two years ago, Thailand is now facing an increasing threat after the Department of Disease Control (DDC) confirmed yesterday that a patient who travelled to the kingdom from Africa might be infected with the more serious Clade 1b strain of the disease.
Fears after monekeypox outbreak in Africa
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/08/2024
» The Ministry of Public Health is on high alert as the World Health Organization (WHO) prepares to consider declaring a monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
Nation records 535 Mpox cases
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 27/10/2023
» Nakhon Ratchasima: Authorities recorded 535 cases of monkeypox (Mpox) nationwide between May 2022 and October 2023, according to Dr Taweechai Wisanuyothin, director of the Nakhon Ratchasima-based Region 9 Disease Control Office, citing figures released by the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
Chiang Mai finds 2 mpox cases, dengue 'outbreak'
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 24/08/2023
» CHIANG MAI: Two monkeypox (mpox) cases have been found in the city while the Chiang Mai Provincial Public Health Office has warned that over 5,000 people in the provincial capital currently have dengue fever.
Capital the worst hit by Mpox
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/08/2023
» Thailand has had 217 Monkeypox (Mpox) patients this year, over half of them diagnosed in Bangkok, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
Songkhla province detects first mpox case
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/08/2023
» Songkhla: The Songkhla Provincial Public Health Office has detected the first monkeypox (mpox) case in the province.
Kingdom records first death
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/08/2023
» Thailand has recorded its first fatal case of monkeypox after a Thai man who was also HIV-positive and had syphilis, died of the virus, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said yesterday.