Frenchman suspected with monkeypox tests negative in Thailand

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Frenchman suspected with monkeypox tests negative in Thailand

A French citizen, suspected of being infected with monkeypox, has tested negative for the virus, but he is being kept in isolation at the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases Clinical Centre in eastern Trat until the results of another test, which is expected to be released today.

The 32-year-old Frenchman, who has been living in Koh Chang for about seven months, was hospitalised for herpes about a month ago. He developed blisters on his genitals and hands and went to a private hospital in Muang district for diagnosis. He was sent by health officials to a state hospital for isolation with a suspected monkeypox infection, and his samples were sent to the Chon Buri office of the Department of Medical Sciences and the Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases Clinical Centre for tests.