Key events and updates
Nepal: mpox
Situation overview as of 21 December 2024
• On 20 December 2024, the Nepal Ministry of Health and Population published a press release regarding a confirmed mpox case.
• On 19 December 2024, a 36-year-old man returned to Nepal from Saudi Arabia. Upon his return, he visited the hospital presenting symptoms, including blisters.
o The patient was isolated, and samples were taken on the same day.
• On 20 December 2024, laboratory tests confirmed a positive result for mpox.
• The case is currently under observation and his condition is stable.
• Information about the clade is not available thus far. Further investigations are ongoing.
Myanmar: Acute Watery Diarrhea/Cholera
Situation as of 22 December 2024
• On 22 December 2024, the Thailand Ministry of Public Health published a press release, summarizing actions taken to manage the risks related to acute watery diarrhea/cholera along the border with Myanmar.
• According to the press release, Shwe Kokko, Myawaddy Township, Kayin State in Myanmar, which borders with Thailand, has reported 300 patients and 2 deaths, with 56 individuals being treated at Shwe Kokko Hospital.
• In Thailand, two patients are admitted for treatment, one at Mae Sot Hospital and another at Mae Ramat Hospital, and awaiting laboratory results.
• An emergency operations center (EOC) was established in Tak province in Thailand to manage the event, highlighting that Mae Ramat and Mae Sot districts in Tak Province are high-risk areas.
• Proactive surveillance will be implemented in high-risk areas such as border communities, factories, and temporary border shelters, facilitating early notification of people with diarrhea to public health officials.
• Maintenance of clean drinking water, proper chlorination, and monitoring of food sale activities are enforced.