Thailand Detects Mpox in European Man Who Traveled From Africa

Authorities in Thailand have detected a case of mpox in a European man who arrived in the country from Africa last week, a Thai disease control official said on Wednesday. The case was being treated as if it were the Clade 1 form of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, as the person, a 66-year-old European man with residency in Thailand, had arrived on Aug. 14 from an African country where it was spreading, Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, director-general of Thailand’s Department of Disease Control, told Reuters. “After he arrives from the flight there is very little time frame where he comes into contact with others,” Thongchai said....