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Nigeria: First Monkeypox case reported in Thailand

Nigeria: First Monkeypox case reported in Thailand

Africa Links 24 with Esther Amao
Published on 2024-08-21 09:27:52

Thailand has recorded its first case of Monkeypox, suspected to be of the Clade 1 variety, in a European tourist who arrived from an unspecified African country on August 14.  

Following different cases recorded lately across the world, the urgency of addressing the Monkeypox outbreak has been heightened with significant international attention. However, the disease has long been present in Africa.

Reports have it that public health officials in Africa are now striving to avoid…

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