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YOU WONT BELIEVE: First monkeypox case reported in phuket - You Need To See This

A patient shows his monkeypox symptoms in London, Britain, in this undated handout image acquired on July 15, 2022. (Photo: Reuters)

Thailand has recorded its first case of monkeypox, and the infection was diagnosed in a 27-year-old Nigerian man who travelled from Nigeria to Phuket, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) reported on Thursday evening.

Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, DDC director-general, said a joint investigation team was sent to a private hospital in Phuket on Monday after the hospital suspected that one of its patients had monkeypox symptoms.  

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