Thailand reports suspected case of new mpox strain

BANGKOK – Thailand on Wednesday reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the World Health Organization has declared a global public health emergency.The patient landed in Bangkok on August 14 and was sent to hospital with mpox symptoms the following morning, said Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, head of the kingdom’s Department of Disease Control.Laboratory tests are underway to confirm the strain, but officials believe it to be from Clade 1.The infected person, a 66-year-old European who travelled to Thailand from an African country, has been…