Thailand’s Department of Disease Control urged people with possible mpox symptoms to seek medical care after reporting 470 cases and three deaths in 2026 through Oct. 31.
The department’s Nov. 3 notice said the virus can pass through close contact with an infected person, contact with contaminated objects or sexual contact. It advised people with fever or unusual skin lesions — including on the face, genitals or around the anus — to seek an assessment and give clinicians details of possible exposure. The DDC said prompt evaluation can help clinicians plan care and limit transmission.
The notice also urged health workers to keep patient information private and encouraged people to seek care without shame. It said Thailand classifies mpox as a communicable disease under surveillance under the Communicable Diseases Act 2015 and a Ministry of Public Health notification issued in 2022.
The World Health Organization’s Sept. 14 situation report counted 65,784 confirmed cases and 264 deaths across 105 reporting countries from Jan. 1, 2025, through July 31, 2026. The report assessed the global public health risk from mpox as moderate.
