Smallpox in Thailand Follow up with 12 close contacts for 21 days after being close to a confirmed foreigner patient on the plane. considered low-risk, revealed for 7 days asymptomatic Of the 5 suspected cases in Thailand, it was not monkey pox. Requesting cooperation for people returning from abroad If you have any associated symptoms and a history of risk factors, see your doctor immediately.
Smallpox in Thailand Follow up with 12 close contacts for 21 days after being close to a confirmed foreigner patient on the plane. considered low-risk, revealed for 7 days asymptomatic Of the 5 suspected cases in Thailand, it was not monkey pox. Requesting cooperation for people returning from abroad If you have any associated symptoms and a history of risk factors, see your doctor immediately.
On May 30, 2022, at the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Chakrarat Pittayawong Anon Director of the Division of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) gave a press conference on the situation of smallpox. (smallpox, monkey) that
Guidelines for surveillance of smallpox in Thailand (small pox in Thailand) Patients will be divided into 3 groups:
1. Patients suspected of smallpox (monkey pox) are those who have the following symptoms:
– Fever or temperature greater than 38 degrees Celsius and having at least one of these symptoms:
- sore throat
- headache
- muscle aches, back pain
- Enlarged lymph nodes or pustular rash, diffuse rash on the face, body, blisters, clear blisters, pustules, scaly blisters
– Epidemiological link history within the past 21 days, including:
- History of traveling from/living in a country where smallpox outbreaks have been reported. Domestic (Local transmission)
- History of joining activities in the event to meet smallpox patients or have a career that must be in touch with travelers from abroad on a regular basis
- History of close contact with wildlife such as rodents, monkeys or mammals imported from Africa
2. Patients classified as smallpox (monkey pox) are suspected patients with a history of close contact as follows:
- direct contact with the patient’s skin
- Touching objects that may have contaminated the patient including patient clothing
- household contact living in the same room as the patient or use the bathroom or bathroom equipment with the patient
- Touching persons in the room or near the patient within 2 meters
3. A confirmed case of smallpox (monkey pox) is a suspected or susceptible patient with laboratory confirmation results. for patient management guidelines If the patient is suspected or the patient is in the scope Check for infection according to the prescribed guidelines, receive treatment, check the risk history. Investigate the disease and consider isolates until no infection is detected Confirmed patients Receive treatment and consider quarantine for 21 days from the onset of illness
Smallpox situation around the world
Data as of 29 May 2022 There were 406 confirmed cases and 88 suspected cases, totaling 494 cases in 32 countries. partSmallpox in Thailand There are no confirmed cases in Thailand yet. But there were 12 close contacts with patients found abroad, including plane passengers and crew. who have a close history on board with confirmed patients in Australia which was found to be Chickenpox in Australia
and found that there was a history of stopping on planes in Thailand Therefore, 12 close contacts were followed, which was considered low risk. Due to the close contact with the confirmed patient The patients were asymptomatic and all 12 did not need to be quarantined. able to go to work normally and observe the symptoms If you have symptoms, please notify the staff after 7 days of follow-up and still have no symptoms. and will follow up until 21 days
Dr. Chakrarat said that in addition Found 5 suspected cases of smallpox found in Thailand. The results of two lab tests, the Department of Medical Sciences and the Chulalongkorn Clinic Emerging Disease Center, confirmed that it was not smallpox. and the results from the Department of Science and the Bamrasnaradura Institute found to be herpes The risk history of the first three patients in this group were Irish brothers and sisters. Traveled to Thailand to learn Muay Thai. Direct flights to Phuket.
Later, the symptoms were found to match the definition of suspected patients, namely fever, rash, and history of traveling from risk areas. admitted to a private hospital and was notified through the hospital surveillance system Therefore, he was admitted to the Bamrasnaradura Institute. and more patients are being searched. Found 2 more suspected patients at the same gym, Phuket province, total of 5, but all are not chickenpox patients. is a herpes patient
In this case, the risk factors touch history Because of the use of boxing equipment, sandbags, with people with a previous history of rash in the same gym. History of sex with Thai women during their stay in Thailand They are closely related to each other all the time they are in Thailand. but no history of close contactsmallpox patientin Ireland or attending events where smallpox cases have been reported
“Smallpox in Thailand. classified as an infectious disease Not a dangerous contagious disease, so close contacts who is low risk self-monitoring of symptoms go to work normally If there are symptoms, inform the staff. But in the case of high-risk contacts, self-isolate at home for 21 days. For the treatment of confirmed patients, they will be treated until the scabs scab. can no longer spread the infection will be discharged from the hospital which may be sooner than 21 days,” said Dr. Chakrarat.
Dr. Chakrarat said that for those returning from abroad especially in countries with smallpox outbreaks. If the symptoms are in the range, see a doctor and report travel history and risk history. especially participating in activities abroad For those who will travel abroad, please take personal protection measures. wearing a mask Avoid participating in activities and wash your hands often. The current global disease situation still needs to be closely monitored to see how quickly it can spread from person to person. and whether there is a change in the species or not But the detected species that are now epidemic are West African Clade Mortality rate is about 1%.