Case Report of Clade Ib Monkeypox Virus Infection Linked to Travel to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thailand, 2024
We report clade Ib monkeypox virus infection in a patient who returned to Thailand from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the subclade epicenter. Improved diagnostic testing, public health response, and surveillance systems for mpox are needed in Thailand, and preexposure mpox vaccination shoul...
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| author | Drunphob Srithammavong Chanunya Srihawan Rossaphorn Kittiyaowamarn Rapeepong Suphanchaimat Thitipong Yingyong Wichan Bunyakitikorn |
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We report clade Ib monkeypox virus infection in a patient who returned to Thailand from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the subclade epicenter. Improved diagnostic testing, public health response, and surveillance systems for mpox are needed in Thailand, and preexposure mpox vaccination should be considered, especially for high-risk persons.
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| spelling | doaj-art-4404dfc20d03467ea2d149a2850e91aa2025-08-20T02:47:21ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592025-08-013181600160310.3201/eid3108.250255Case Report of Clade Ib Monkeypox Virus Infection Linked to Travel to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thailand, 2024Drunphob SrithammavongChanunya SrihawanRossaphorn KittiyaowamarnRapeepong SuphanchaimatThitipong YingyongWichan Bunyakitikorn We report clade Ib monkeypox virus infection in a patient who returned to Thailand from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the subclade epicenter. Improved diagnostic testing, public health response, and surveillance systems for mpox are needed in Thailand, and preexposure mpox vaccination should be considered, especially for high-risk persons. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/8/25-0255_articlempoxmonkeypox virusclade Ibreal-time PCRpublic healthsexually transmitted infections |
| spellingShingle | Drunphob Srithammavong Chanunya Srihawan Rossaphorn Kittiyaowamarn Rapeepong Suphanchaimat Thitipong Yingyong Wichan Bunyakitikorn Case Report of Clade Ib Monkeypox Virus Infection Linked to Travel to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thailand, 2024 Emerging Infectious Diseases mpox monkeypox virus clade Ib real-time PCR public health sexually transmitted infections |
| title | Case Report of Clade Ib Monkeypox Virus Infection Linked to Travel to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thailand, 2024 |
| title_full | Case Report of Clade Ib Monkeypox Virus Infection Linked to Travel to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thailand, 2024 |
| title_fullStr | Case Report of Clade Ib Monkeypox Virus Infection Linked to Travel to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thailand, 2024 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case Report of Clade Ib Monkeypox Virus Infection Linked to Travel to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thailand, 2024 |
| title_short | Case Report of Clade Ib Monkeypox Virus Infection Linked to Travel to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thailand, 2024 |
| title_sort | case report of clade ib monkeypox virus infection linked to travel to democratic republic of the congo thailand 2024 |
| topic | mpox monkeypox virus clade Ib real-time PCR public health sexually transmitted infections |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/8/25-0255_article |
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