First suspected Mpox case await confirmation

Thailand's Department of Disease Control confirmed on Wednesday that the country suspects it has its first case of a new more dangerous strain of mpox.

The patient is a European who recently traveled from Africa, health officials said. Laboratory tests are currently underway to determine if it the more dangerous variant known as Clade 1.The World Health Organization has issued a global public health emergency warning, cautioning at the same time that this is not the same as the COVID-19 pandemic.