Thailand has now found four monkeypox patients, including the first Thai woman last Friday. Given the apparent rise in infections, the Ministry of Public Health has come under pressure to formulate control and treatment measures.
At the same time, the public has been urged to avoid stigmatising those who fall ill with the disease.
The first monkeypox case was confirmed on July 21 in Phuket with a 27-year-old Nigerian man, followed by a 47-year-old Thai man on July 28 in Bangkok. The infection of a 25-year-old German man who travelled to Phuket with his Thai wife was confirmed on Aug 3.
