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Kingdom records first death

Thailand has recorded its first fatal case of monkeypox after a Thai man who was also HIV-positive and had syphilis, died of the virus, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said yesterday.

Dr Tares Krassanairawiwong, DDC director-general, told reporters that the 34-year-old had suffered a fever, headache, itching and had a rash on his body on July 3 but decided to receive treatment in a private hospital in Chon Buri on July 11.

Tests later confirmed that he had monkeypox, HIV and syphilis.

The patient had also suffered from a sore throat due to a fungal…

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