The Department of Disease Control is on alert for more monkeypox cases, especially among the LGBTQ community, saying the best way to prevent the disease is by reducing all close skin contact and not switching partners frequently.
Jakkarat Pittayawong-anont, director of the Department of Disease Control’s epidemiology division, said the number of patients infected with the virus seems to be stable, with only a few cases per month reported.
However he suspects there are many more unreported infections.
“Since the first case was discovered, we now have around 40 cases nationwide. Interestingly, we have seen more patients among the [homosexual] and LGBTQ group. So we would like to ask for more…
