Volume 31, Number 8—August 2025
Dispatch
Case Report of Clade Ib Monkeypox Virus Infection Linked to Travel to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thailand, 2024
Drunphob Srithammavong
, Chanunya Srihawan1, Rossaphorn Kittiyaowamarn1, Rapeepong Suphanchaimat1, Thitipong Yingyong1, and Wichan Bunyakitikorn1
, Chanunya Srihawan1, Rossaphorn Kittiyaowamarn1, Rapeepong Suphanchaimat1, Thitipong Yingyong1, and Wichan Bunyakitikorn1
Table 2
Characteristics of contacts of index patient who had clade Ib monkeypox virus infection linked to travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thailand, 2024*
| Contacts, n = 89 |
No. contacts |
Symptoms† |
Contact level‡ |
Remark |
| Wife |
1 |
No |
High |
Close contact with no PPE |
| Aircraft and airport | ||||
| Passenger of 2nd airline | 13 | No | High | Could not obtain information for first airline |
| Aircrew of 2nd airline | 25 | No | Low | |
| Airport officer |
2 |
No |
Low |
|
| Private hospital | ||||
| Physician | 3 | No | High, n = 2; low, n = 1 | No proper PPE |
| Nurse and nurse aide at ward A | 16 | No | Low | No proper PPE |
| Nurse and nurse aide at ward B | 9 | No | High | |
| Assistant officer |
3 |
No |
Low |
|
| Hotel R | ||||
| Hotel officers, including housekeeper, bellboy, receptionist | 6 | No | High | No PPE |
| Elevator passenger | 3 | No | Low | Cannot contact |
| Other hotel guests in same room |
6 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Cannot contact |
| Restaurant A | 2 | No | High | No PPE |
*PPE, personal protective equipment. †Symptoms as of September 5, 2024. ‡Contact risk levels: low, proper PPE; high, without proper PPE.
1These senior authors contributed equally to this article.
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