Monkeypox screening measures happen to be tightened at all condition control checkpoints dealing with travellers arriving in the kingdom, following the recent detection of Thailand’s third case from the viral disease.
The Public Wellness Ministry on Wed recorded the nation’s third monkeypox case, a German guest in Phuket. He or she was the second discovered on the holiday tropical isle.
Screening is done at all illness control checkpoints on travellers arriving simply by air, land plus sea, said Ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) Anutin Charnvirakul.
Those who have suspected symptoms are encouraged to seek advice from a doctor.
The government is ordering vaccines for those who might need them, he stated.
Below current guidelines, all suspected cases must stay in hospital with regard to observation while waiting for results of lab tests, he said.
Clinics and smaller sized facilities are advised to transfer any cases to a larger hospital.
In Phuket, the Thai wife of the German affected person tested negative for the disease.
Provincial health office chief Koosak Kukiatkul said yesterday a lab test showed she was not infected with the virus.
The few arrived on July 18 to stay along with relatives in Muang district. He began showing symptoms five days later. His spouse and six other people were placed in solitude.
Dr Koosak did not mention the lab check results of the others. This individual said on Wed a preliminary check showed none had herpes.